Call for Papers! 13th International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 20-22 June 2023

Call for Papers Submit a Proposal

Dear Colleague, We are pleased to share with you the Call for Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society, to be hosted by the School of Theology, Laboratory of Pedagogy and Religious Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 20-22 June 2023. The Religion in Society Research Network explores the relationship between religion in society and the changing nature of spirituality. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. Sign up for our newsletter, like us on Facebook, and on LinkedIn, or join the Scholar Community to keep up to date. Program The International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society attracts participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive blended conference experience, with session types and programming explicitly designed to make the most of both online and place-based social knowledge processes. Special Focus Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era In addition to the annual special focus, we invite proposals addressing one of the following themes. Plenary Speakers Gert Biesta Professor of Educational Theory and Pedagogy, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK    James Walters Founding Director, Faith Centre and the Religion and Global Society Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK   Aristotle Papanikolaou Professor of Theology, Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, Co-founding Director, Orthodox Christian Studies Center, New York, USA  In-Person + Online You can present and/or attend as an In-Person or Online Only delegate. Our blended model seeks to transcend physical boundaries by offering a platform to extend in-person conference content online while ensuring online-only delegates are afforded participatory and experiential spaces within the platform. At the same time, the model offers participants a legacy resource to which they can return in the CGScholar Event microsite, with access to a social space in our Community application where fellow participants can keep connected long after the conference ends.  With this step-by-step guide, you can get an insight into the new phases pre/during/post-conference of the blended conference experience. Social Events  Pre-Conference Tour of the Acropolis Museum Join the other delegates and plenary speakers on a walking tour of the Acropolis Museum. What visitors enjoy most in this museum is the feeling that you are back in time strolling around the ancient city.   Case Study Evening In-Person conference delegates are invited to join us for a conference case study day to see the city and discuss the conference themes. Walking through the "neighborhood of the gods" (Plaka) and the oldest street in Europe (Tripodon Street), we start one of the most exciting promenades in the world (the classical Peripatos' walkway'). We end up at the Roman Agora, Hadrian's Library and the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation. Conference Dinner @ Attikos House Join other delegates and plenary speakers for a dinner hosted at the Attikos House. Visit Attikos House and enjoy your dinner with great food and good company in a cozy environment. Relax and try special Greek cuisine with an amazing view. Sign Up for Social Events Companion Journal All presenters are also encouraged to submit their paper to the companion journal The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society. Find out more about the journal and submission process. Important Dates We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission. Upcoming Proposal & Registration Dates Upcoming Proposal Deadline Early 20 November 2022 Upcoming Registration Deadlines Early 20 December 2022 Regular 20 May 2023 Submit a proposal by 20 November 2022 Sincerely, Dr. Marios Koukounaras Liagkis Local Conference Chair National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Theology, Dep. of Theology Dr. Luis G. Roger-Castillo Research Network Chair University of Granada, Spain Dr. Phillip Kalantzis-Cope Chief Social Scientist Common Ground Research Networks, USA Want to Present in Spanish? Blended + Bilingual Submit Spanish Language Proposal

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Call for Papers! Representations of the Danube in Literature and the Arts

 Call for Papers (reminder)

Representations of the Danube

in Literature and the Arts

The Annual Conference of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bucharest, Romania, 25-26 November 2022

From the Black Forest to the Black Sea, the Danube crosses ten countries and four capital cities, forming a site of cultural memory, both fluid because of the natural features of the river and static because of the lands it connects. From epoch to epoch, the Danube has sparked the imagination of many writers and artists that left us a rich artistic heritage, whose disparate locations invite us to travel and explore.

The river Danube is an essential element in defining and shaping the geographical, environmental, historical and political landscape of Central and Eastern Europe. Therefore, the study of the cultural phenomena of the Danube region is meant to increase our awareness of belonging to a diverse common tradition and to get inspiration from the natural relationships the river represents.

Participants are invited to present papers that explore the artistic cultures of the Danube in verbal, visual and aural forms – such as prose, poetry, drama, graphic novels, comics, documentaries, feature films, photography, painting, sculpture, installation art, music etc. – examining the signifying systems they use, the imagery on which they draw, their audiences, their social and historical contexts, and the further discourses they bring about.

Authors who would like to participate online or onsite are invited to send a 250-word abstract, 5 keywords, a short bibliography and a 100-word bio to the panel organizer, Monica Manolachi, monica.manolachi@lls.unibuc.ro, by 1 November 2022.

Participation fee: 100 RON (teaching staff) / 50 RON (students). Details about the payment will be provided at a later date to those who send their contributions.

A selection of articles based on the presentations will be published in a themed volume.

More details about the panel can be found in the Call for Papers linked, which includes a list of topics and a selective bibliography (literature, film, criticism, essays and history).

Dr. Monica Manolachi

Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures

University of Bucharest

monica.manolachi@lls.unibuc.ro

College of Europe: Call for Applications!

Why the College of Europe... The College of Europe is the most renowned centre of postgraduate European studies and is based over two campuses – one located in Bruges, close to Brussels, and the other located Natolin, in Warsaw. Its vibrant residential life is unique and central to its reputation.   The College of Europe offers students an in-depth understanding of European affairs as well as a privileged network. Our scholarships help to fund talented applicants from Europe and beyond, helping them pursue international careers. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The application period for the academic year 2023-2024 has started. Deadline: 18 January 2023.

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Free Webinar: Citizen Engagement With European Politics on Social Media

 22 March 2022, 4pm CET/ 11am EDT

Free Webinar- Citizen Engagement With European Politics on Social Media

Speakers:
Pieter de Wilde (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Helena Seibicke (University of Oslo, Norway)
Melanie Magin (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

Discussant:
Tom Moylan (European Commission, Belgium)

We will be discussing the main findings of the thematic issue "Analyzing Citizen Engagement with European Politics Through Social Media", published earlier in this year in our journal: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/issue/view/286

Our webinars are informal, general public-oriented events where academic editors and authors explain to a varied audience the main findings of the thematic issue and its impact on society. The event is free and you can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dqg_7ZHrQUmIxtubAXJbQQ

CES Insights Webinar, "Seeding Europe’s Future: Rural Responses to Global Challenges"

Deadline: N/A, registration required ahead of the event

 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 10:00 am EDT | 7:00 am PST | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CET

Chair: Evy Vourlides; Moderator: Elizabeth B. Jones; Panelists: Hannes Lorenzen, Sue Pritchard, and Madeline McKeever

 REGISTER HERE

The Council for European Studies is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the fifth session of our CES Insights Webinar Series. These virtual gatherings bring together experts on a variety of topics of pressing concern in contemporary Europe, featuring experts from our expansive research networks.

As Europe’s population became increasingly urban, Europeanists have often neglected rural Europe in their scholarship. However, in the European Union alone, close to 45 percent of territories are considered rural, with an even higher percentage in most recent member states. Therefore, European leaders and scholars must not only take these territories into account to create and sustain a European future, but should also consider the “rural” as a resource in solving some of the most pressing issues Europe faces. One entry point into the question of the rural is through the notion of food systems, which encompass a slew of concerns about agriculture science and practice, but also wider debates about social justice, environmental policy, and community building in twenty-first century Europe. Panelists will contribute their practical knowledge about challenges in these areas to inform the European (and global) policymaking arena. Some of the questions asked will address ways in which rural Europe offers valuable templates for building more resilient, prosperous, and sustainable societies, what we have learned in recent decades about the role of food systems in protecting biodiversity, and how the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating climate change have underscored the need to abandon old ways of doing things.

For more information and panelist bios, please visit the CES website.

European Horizons - Student Organization Advisory

 Deadline: submit your interest form (link below) ASAP

European Horizons is the U’Mich chapter of a global European Horizons network, with chapters at many of the major universities across the US, Europe, and Asia.

We would appreciate being included in your upcoming communications with students and graduates, and help bring an interdisciplinary, international perspective to our organization. Here is our message:

European Horizons is a global, student-led policy incubator whose mission is to give young people a voice in shaping the future of Europe and of transatlantic relations. Through its network of university chapters across the world, and in collaboration with numerous partner organizations, European Horizons devises, tests, and advocates for innovative policy ideas to advance European integration.

 

We host guest speakers, cultural events, and policy workshops. There are also opportunities to engage in research and have your work published in the European Horizons research journal (RETA) and blog as well.

 

All events are held over Zoom on Tuesdays, 6-7pm. 

If you’re interested in European Horizons or would like to learn more, please fill out this interest form and we will be in contact shortly with plans for our first event! https://forms.gle/74m5hodVv5DNyNug8

CFA: European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (Italy)

Deadline: February 15, 2021 (non-EU applicants)

The European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) is one of seven Regional Master’s Programmes organised by the Global Campus of Human Rights - a unique network of more than one hundred universities around the world seeking to advance human rights and democracy through regional and global cooperation for education and research. It was created with the support of the European Union and 42 participating universities from all the EU member states.

EMA is a one-year advanced master’s course aimed at educating professionals in the field of human rights and democratisation. The Master’s degree offers an action- and policy-oriented approach to learning that combines legal, political, historical, anthropological, and philosophical perspectives with skill-building activities, and in-depth study of the following areas: Human Rights Institutions, Mechanisms and Standards; Human Rights in Context: Historical, Philosophical, Religious and Anthropological Perspectives; Globalisation, Development and Human Rights; Building and Protecting Democracy; Human Rights, Peace and Security.

EMA provides the foundation for a career in national, international, governmental, inter-governmental and nongovernmental organisations, as well as academic institutions dealing with human rights and democratisation.

THE PROGRAMME
EMA is both a residential and an exchange programme. The first semester from September 2021 to January 2022 is organised at Global Campus Headquarters in Venice and the second semester from February to July 2022 takes place in one of the 42 participating universities within the member states of the European Union plus the uk and Switzerland. The multidisciplinary EMA Programme includes lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, skill-building sessions and individual research.

SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
EMA is primarily financed by the European Union. EMA also collaborates with unesco, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Region of Veneto, and benefits from close cooperation with the Council of Europe, the osce and other international organisations. The EMA Programme is further enriched by the input of representatives of non-governmental organisations such as, among others, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.

HOW TO APPLY
Deadline for non-EU applicants: 15 February 2021
Deadline for EU applicants: 19 April 2021
Venue: Global Campus Headquarters in Venice Lido at the Monastery of San Nicolò.

Admission Requirements: EMA is open to EU and non-EU citizens. The criteria adopted during the selection process are: academic ability and background, relevant additional academic work, courses or publications, relevant practical experience, motivation and language competence. Applicants are required to hold a university degree of a high standard in a field relevant to human rights, including disciplines in Law, Social Sciences and Humanities, and must have a minimum of 180 ECTS (Bachelor/General Degree). Certified fluency in English is an admission requirement to the programme.

More information about EMA, professors and the programme can be found at gchumanrights.org/ema

CFP: 12th ECEE Conference & Summer School on Economics and Finance

Deadline: February 15, 2020 

12th International Conference "Economic Challenges in Enlarged Europe" will be held from 14-16 June 2020 in Tallinn, Estonia. This conference series, organised by Tallinn University of Technology in collaboration with Eesti Pank (Bank of Estonia) and USA based research societies, aims to discuss topical issues and disseminate high quality research in economics, finance and broader economic environment affairs with European focus.

We have the honour of hosting the internationally highly renowned professor of economics, Ariel Rubinstein from Tel Aviv University, and esteemed professor of economics and long time Editor-in-Chief of the highly ranked Journal of the European Economic Association, Juuso Välimäki from Aalto University as keynote speakers.

The conference venue will be Hotel Europa, a 4-star conference hotel in Tallinn city centre.

Several publication opportunities in international journals are available for accepted papers. You are kindly invited to submit papers for this conference. 

The ECEE Summer School from 10-12 June 2020 offers a course on Forecasting with DSGE Models, aimed at academic and applied researchers, PhD students as well as advanced Master students. The course covers estimating DSGE models, forecasting with DSGE models, and evaluating the accuracy of forecasts. The course will be held at a computer lab at the Tallinn University of Technology campus with Michał Rubaszek, Associate Professor and the Head of the Financial Markets Modelling Unit at Warsaw School of Economics as the course instructor.

For further information, please see the attached Call for Papers and Summer School leaflet and visit the conference website www.taltech.ee/ecee.

We would be grateful if you could distribute this information and the attached Call for Papers and Summer School leaflet among your colleagues as well as PhD students.

Important dates:

• Submission deadline of extended abstracts: 15 February 2020 (1st round)
• Notification of acceptance/rejection: 1 March 2020 (1st round)
• Deadline for registration and payment: 15 April 2020
• Submission deadline for full papers: 15 May 2020
• Summer School: 10-12 June 2020
• Conference: 14-16 June 2020
• Submission deadline for final papers for journals: 1 August 2020 (I round) and 15 September 2020 (II round)

CFA: Request for Research Proposals on Advanced German and European Studies

Deadline: December 1, 2019 

The Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies offers up to one year of research support at the Freie Universität Berlin, one of Germany’s leading research universities. It is open to scholars in all social science and humanities disciplines, including historians working on German and European history since the mid-18th century.

Applicants for a dissertation fellowship must be full-time graduate students who have achieved ABD status by the time the proposed research stay in Berlin begins. Also eligible are PhDs who have received their doctorates within the past two calendar years. For details on eligibility etc., check our website.

Fellowships are awarded for a period between ten to twelve months and must be held for a single continuous period. Approximately fourteen fellows are selected. The number of reapplications for each fellowship category is limited to two.

Located in one of the densest and most innovative academic regions in Europe, a Berlin Program Fellowship offers extraordinary research opportunities. Each semester, our research colloquium run by distinguished scholars, serves as the central meeting point to share, discuss and support each other’s work.

The Berlin Program is administered in close cooperation with our North American partner, the German Studies Association (GSA), the largest organization of scholars, professionals, and students who focus on the study of German-speaking Europe from all periods of history and all relevant disciplines.


Deadline: December 1, 2019.
Competition opening: November 1, 2019.

For further information on our profile and the application, visit our website or send an email to bprogram[at]zedat.fu-berlin.de

CFA: 2020 Summer Fellows, The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry (ICSI)

Deadline to Apply: December 15, 2019

2020 ICSI SUMMER SESSION DATES

June 7 - 13, 2020

2020 Faculty and Seminars
NOAM CHOMSKY (University of Arizona/MIT) 
Teetering on the Brink: Will Civilization Long Survive?

SASKIA SASSEN (Columbia University) 
Expulsions:
The Rise of Extractive Logics in Our Economies and Societies

EYAL WEIZMAN (Goldsmiths, University of London) 
Forensis

ELIGIBILITY

Advanced doctoral students and faculty in the humanities and social sciences at any institution are invited to apply to participate as Fellows in one of the three seminars (applicants may only select ONE seminar).

There are 60 available seats (20 per seminar).
Successful applications will be those that demonstrate a compelling rationale for joining the particular seminar for which the candidate is applying, significant intellectual preparation, and a commitment to critical and creative thought in a collaborative environment. 
If you have previously been a Fellow at ICSI, you are eligible to apply again.

TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Tuition includes the weeklong seminar (including 5 Master Classes and 5 Workshops), one public lecture by each of the three faculty, one communal lunch, and the opening and closing receptions. Tuition does NOT cover travel, housing, or food. Tuition fees for all Fellows are below-cost, thanks to funding from the New School's Board of Trustees and private gifts. Tuition fees are as follows:

Full Tuition
PhD students/candidates, postdoctoral scholars, and contingent faculty: $900
Junior faculty (tenure-track): $1,100
Tenured faculty: $1,500

Reduced Tuition*
Students and faculty: $400

Tuition for New School PhD students/faculty Accepted students and faculty from the New School attend tuition-free

*Priority for reduced-tuition scholarships will be given to applicants from the Global South (Latin America, Asia, Africa, and parts of the Middle East), though in some cases we may consider scholars at institutions in Southern and Eastern Europe, and in very rare cases, scholars at resource-poor institutions in the United States and Canada. Please make sure you fully answer all questions regarding funding in the application below to help us determine your eligibility for scholarships.

TRAVEL/HOUSING STIPENDS

All applicants who reside more than 125 miles from New York City will be considered for travel/housing stipends of either $200 or $1,000 to defray the cost of traveling to New York City. In most cases, awards of $200 are given to Fellows coming from the Global North and awards of $1,000 are given to Fellows coming from the Global South, but we review each candidate based on their specific circumstances. If awarded a stipend, Fellows will receive checks upon arrival.

HOUSING

All participants have the option to be housed in a New School Residence (either the 13th Street Residence or Kerrey Hall). With easy access to the ICSI seminars, shared double-rooms as well as a limited number of private rooms are available. 

The estimated cost for a shared room from June 6-14, 2020 is $550 (these dates allow Fellows to arrive one day before and leave one day after the Seminars, if desired). If you would like a private room, the estimated cost is $635. Links to register for housing will be emailed once accepted Fellows have paid tuition in full.

APPLICATION

The online application for the 2020 ICSI Summer Seminar will be available in early September. Applications are due before midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 15, 2019. Applicants will be notified with admissions decisions by February 15th, 2020. If accepted, a $100 deposit is due by March 1, 2020, with the balance due by April 1, 2020.

You cannot save your application during the submission process, so you should have final versions of your statement of purpose and your CV ready to submit as PDFs before you begin the application.

Applications will only be reviewed if ALL of the following steps are completed:

1. Complete the Application Form.
2. When prompted in the application, attach a statement of purpose that clearly and persuasively outlines your current research project, your training and preparation, and how you will benefit from the particular Master Class you wish to attend as well as the ICSI as a whole (no more than 2 double-spaced pages).
3. When prompted in the application, attach a current CV (no more than 2 double-spaced pages).

Statements and CVs MUST be uploaded as Adobe PDF files.

CFP: Europe's Past, Present, and Future: Utopias and Dystopias

Application Period: August 26 to October 15, 2019 

Conference Details: June 22-24, 2020  |  University of Iceland  |  Reykjavik, Iceland

The ECRN invites submissions for a mini-symposium on “The Futures of Europe.”

In addition, we welcome session proposals or individual abstracts on all aspects of European culture.

Please send proposals to Randall Halle (rhalle@pitt.edu), Katrin Sieg (ks253@georgetown.edu), and Estela Schindel (Schindel@europa-uni.de).

Sessions involve a moderator and discussants, and can take three forms:

• Paper panels consist of 4-5 papers organized around a common theme with comments provided by a discussant.
• Book panels (also known as "Author Meets Critics") bring together 4-6 scholars to debate a recent publication in the field and are moderated by a chair.
• Roundtables assemble 4-6 scholars to discuss a common theme, idea, or topic with moderation provided by a chair.
• Mini-Symposia are thematic clusters of 3-5 sessions of any of the above types grouped together.

Open Call for panels, roundtables, mini-symposia

The ECRN/CES welcomes paper and session submissions on all aspects of European Culture:

e.g. Longing and Belonging to Places and Communities; Perceptions/Images/Stereotypes of Place, Nation, Group; Migration, Exile and Belonging; Empires and Imperialism; Migration, Multiculturalism, Religion, Ethnicity; Borders and Boundaries; Allegiance, Nostalgia, Mythology; New Readings of Iconic Texts; Genres and Styles: Realist, Utopian, Dystopian; Media Adaptions and Rewritings; Transnational Memories; (Post)colonial and De-colonial Critique; Eastern- and Central European Studies; Sexuality and Gender Studies; Imagology, Myth-and Folklore Criticism; Radicalism and Violence; European Avant-gardes; Cosmopolitics; Eurocentrism contestation and non-European epistemologies; Europe and the World.

ECRN Mini-Symposium

European Futures: Experiments, Agency, Cultural Practice

When is Europe? Is the European project of united in diversity a project of the future to come? Where is Europe in a history of shifting borders and changing collectivities? Is it a place or a process that imagines futures and pasts in a present? The post-war aim of a Europe without borders, central to the project of the EU, set itself against a past of chauvinistic and imperial aggressions, projecting a united Europe into the future. And yet the contemporary European project has generated its own set of mental and material divisions and exclusions. It has reactivated older histories of national and civilizational belonging and global inequalities. While fostering a mobile culture for work and leisure, it has also sharpened class and ethnic conflict. East/West and North/South divides pull European unity apart. And in spite of the ideal of a Europe without borders, the EU has also generated its own new forms of territory and boundary-making.

This CfP seeks contributions that explore the possibilities of European time and space in cultural practice, theory and analysis, both historically and contemporary.

Papers are especially welcome that attend to anxieties about European collectivity, mass migration, and collective displacement, explore assertions of national histories or inter- and trans-national alternatives, discuss experienced shifts of sovereignty and cultural belonging. We encourage critical approaches that do not take culture or identity as a given but rather ask how past and present experiences and practices shape collective perceptions, generate mythologies, produce domination, and seek to resolve conflict. How do contemporary exclusivities relate to or differ from past exclusions. How to grasp Europe in its global entanglements and what de-colonizing practices and knowledges are being mobilized and explored.

With your contributions, we hope to establish a series of panels. A concluding roundtable will explore dystopian and utopian European futures. Send proposals to rhalle@pitt.edu, ks253@georgetown.edu, andSchindel@europa-uni.de

EUROPEAN CULTURE is a new Research Network at the Council for European Studies.

For membership information, see https://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/membership/research/14-research/333-european-culture-research-network