(Past) 2016 3rd Forum of Sociology

Here is the RC-22 Program for the 3rd Forum of Sociology, Vienna, Austria, July 10-14, 2016

Program Coordinators:
Vineeta SINHA (National University of Singapore, Singapore) assisted by Olga BRESKAYA (European Humanities University, Lithuania)
Follow links to session details on the ISA Forum website

 

Sunday, 10 July 2016

10:45-12:15

Welfare and Civil Society: The Role of Religion
Session Organizer: Per PETTERSSON
Chair: Afe ADOGAME

12:30-14:00

Negotiating Religion and Citzenship in Global Context
Session Organizers: Olga BRESKAYA and Afe ADOGAME
Chair: Olga BRESKAYA

14:15-15:45

Presidential Session: Where Do We Go from Here? an Agenda for the Sociology of Religion
Session Organizer: James SPICKARD

Monday, 11 July 2016

09:00-10:30
Roundtables I: Dialogue, Peace & Violence, Africa/Diaspora, Identities, Radicalization
Session Organizers: Olga BRESKAYA and Miroljub JEVTIC

10:45-12:15

Roundtables II: Europe, Communities, Multiple Secularities, Individuals & Power
Session Organizer: Roberta RICUCCI

14:15-15:45

Religion and Human Rights
Session Organizers: Adam POSSAMAI and Giuseppe GIORDAN

16:00-17:30

Business Meeting and Distinguished Lecture by Hans Joas
Session Organizer: James SPICKARD

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

09:00-10:30

World Religions and Axial Civilizations. Part I
Session Organizer: Stephen KALBERG
Chair: Stephen KALBERG

10:45-12:15

The Categories of Religion and the Secular in the Post-Secular Discourse
Session Organizer: Mitsutoshi HORII
Chair: Mitsutoshi HORII

14:15-15:45

The Politics of Religious Heritage: Memory, Identity and Place. Part I
Session Organizers: Mar GRIERA, Marian BURCHARDT and Avi ASTOR
Chair: Marian BURCHARDT

16:00-17:30

Religion in the Public Sphere. Part I
Session Organizer: Orivaldo LOPES JR
Chair: Orivaldo LOPES JR

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

09:00-10:30

World Religions and Axial Civilizations. Part II
Session Organizer: Said ARJOMAND
Chair: Said ARJOMAND

10:45-12:15

In-Depth Studies on Religion and Society

14:15-15:45

The Politics of Religious Heritage, Memory, Identity, and Place. Part II
Session Organizers: Marian BURCHARDT, Mar GRIERA and Avi ASTOR
Chair: Julia MARTINEZ-ARINO

16:00-17:30

Religion in the Public Sphere. Part II
Session Organizer: Vincenzo PACE
Chair: Vincenzo PACE

Thursday, 14 July 2016

09:00-10:30

From New Age and Spiritualities to Different World Views: Individualized Religious Beliefs, Autonomy Values and Individualized Morality
Session Organizers: Tilo BECKERS and Pascal SIEGERS
Chair: Tilo BECKERS

10:45-12:15

Religion, Gender, and the Internet
Session Organizers: Anna HALAFOFF, Emma TOMALIN and Caroline STARKEY
Chair: Caroline STARKEY

14:15-15:45

Religious Engagement and Spiritual Empowerment in Asian Countries: Quest for Human Security and Self-Fulfilment
Session Organizer: Yoshihide SAKURAI
Chair: Meredith MCGUIRE

16:00-17:30

Rhythms and Rituals
Session Organizer: Bianca Maria PIRANI