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• 31 oct 2020

  Berlin

  Call for papers - Thought

  Figures and Perspectives on the Mass and the Individual in Capitalist Modernity (19th-21st century)

  How is it possible to use the notion of mass without making it collapse into a complete condemnation of collective action or into an acritical celebration of the crowd? From there on, the relationship between mass and individual can be addressed in many fashions: Are there any specific ways for the mass to organize itself as a political subject? What are means whereby artworks represent and transform the linkage between  mass and individual? What are the mutations undergone by the mass qua object of the social sciences? How does capitalist modernity affect the moral and psychic autonomy of individuals?

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• 10 jui 2020	15 jui 2020	20 jui 2020
  25 jui 2020

  Conference, symposium - Representation

  LGBTI and Queer Art, Culture and Activism

  In France, a few years after the law authorizing same-sex marriage, LGBTQ associations are now facing new struggles, fighting for access to assisted procreation or the creation of a communal archive center. Drawing on these dynamics, this conference aims at interrogating the bonds between LGBTQ forms of arts, cultures and activisms. We look forward to opening a space for academics and grassroots activists, whether they be engaged in institutional collectives or not, to exchange, reflect and dialogue. LGBTQ-related topics appear to be often overlooked in French research networks. We aim to make it more visible and richer, and make it dialogue with local, national and international networks of academics and activists. The « LGBTI and Queer Art, Culture and Activism » online conference is jointly organised by the Université de Lorraine and its research centres (2L2S and CREM), with the support of the French ministry of culture (DRAC Grand-Est), and the LGBTIQ centre Couleurs Gaies.

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• 02 mar 2020

  Bron

  Call for papers - Political studies

  Socialisation: reinvesting in an over-familiar concept

  Masters study day: "Enquiry and analysis of political processes"

  La journée d'études portera sur le concept de « socialisation », un concept (trop ?) ordinaire en sciences sociales que nous essayerons de réinvestir via des terrains actuels. Elle s'adresse aux jeunes chercheur-e-s, doctorant-e-s et étudiant-e-s en master de toutes les disciplines de sciences sociales. Le programme est articulé autour de trois axes. Le premier axe sera consacré aux différentes manières par lesquelles s'opère la socialisation et aux concepts scientifiques permettant de les appréhender. Le second aura pour objectif de revenir sur certaines dimensions moins investies du processus de socialisation comme le rapport dynamique à l'espace et au temps. Enfin, un troisième axe nous permettra de mettre en débat les frontières de la « socialisation politique », en effet ce qui est (ou non) politique dans le processus de socialisation ne semble pas faire consensus.

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• 15 mar 2020

  Budapest

  Call for papers - Religion

  Resistance to Order and Authority (ROAR)

  CEU/ELTE/Masaryk PhD Conference 2020

  Religion has served to legitimize political power, but it has also been a basis for resistance against order and authority. Be it the Maccabean revolt, Gandhi's practice of non-violence resistance, contemporary neo-pagan religions, or the counter-system movements portrayed by Mark Juergensmeyer in his 2001 book Terror in the Mind of God, religious beliefs have motivated people to reject social order that they deem as unjust, and possibly rise against it. Even in today’s secularized societies, religion has served as the ground for social movements and manifestations addressing pressing socioeconomic threats such as climate change, social inequality, authoritarian governments and minority discrimination. These observations have encouraged new trends in scholarly debate, especially regarding the emergence of alternative religious ideas and rituals in modern societies.  old and new religious convictions legitimized various resistance movements among different communities? Which causes have influenced violent mobilizations against established social order, non-violent struggle, or the establishment of alternative community frameworks? What can these movements and ideas tell us about the role that religion plays today both in secularized and non-secularized societies?

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• 15 mar 2020

  Metz

  Call for papers - Representation

  LGBTI and Queer Arts, Cultures and Activisms

  In France, a few years after the law authorizing same-sex marriage, LGBTQ associations are now facing new struggles, fighting for access to assisted procreation or the creation of a communal archive center. Drawing on these dynamics, this conference aims at interrogating the bonds between LGBTQ forms of arts, cultures and activisms. We look forward to opening a space for academics and grassroots activists, whether they be engaged in institutional collectives or not, to exchange, reflect and dialogue. LGBTQ-related topics appear to be often overlooked in French research networks. We aim to make it more visible and richer, and make it dialogue with local, national and international networks of academics and activists.

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• 16 fév 2020

  Ifrane

  Call for papers - Political studies

  The Public Sphere and the Politics of Space

  With the gradual rise of socio-economic and political challenges facing the Middle East and North African (MENA) and the Sub-Saharan regions, the “public space” and the “public sphere” have come to the forefront of scholarly debates and research by scholars in various fields of studies. The concept of the “public sphere” was conceived as part of the interplay of first a physical locale that imply constant social relationships in a concrete public domain (public space) and second the constellations of socio-economic factors contributing to the rise of political debates (public sphere). The aim of this conference is to probe social, economic, political problems via the theoretical lenses of the public sphere, the different aspects of spatial configurations, the politics of space, as well as the counter-public or parallel discursive arenas as conceived by Nancy Fraser.

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• 15 jui 2020

  Bonoua

  Call for papers - Africa

  Migration: between cultural diversity, plurilingualism and sustainable development

  La problématique de la migration des hommes et des peuples a toujours existé en Afrique et partout dans le monde. De tout temps, l’humain a senti le besoin de migrer vers des ailleurs plus propices à la sécurité, au commerce, à l’extension du patrimoine, au tourisme, au confort, etc. C’est pourquoi Ban Ki-Moon (secrétaire général de l’ONU de 2006 à 2017) estime que la migration est l’expression de l’aspiration humaine à la dignité, la sécurité et un futur meilleur. Elle fait partie du tissu social, de notre construction en tant que famille humaine. Revenant sur les raisons de la migration, Denis Drechsler et Jason Gagnon (2008, p.74) affirment que les individus migrent pour différentes raisons. Leur déplacement peut être forcé, pour cause de conflit, de politique migratoire, de dangers environnementaux ou technologiques, de maladie ou de déportation politique. Mais l’émigration est dans la majorité des cas une décision personnelle ou familiale prise pour un motif économique.

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