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• 22 sep 2016

  23 sep 2016

  Aix-en-Provence

  Conference, symposium - America

  Religions and the presidential elections in the United States

  Catholics have long been an important force in American electoral politics even if they make up 21% of the American population. Could they be, compared to the other religious denominations, the game changer of the next elections ? Despite widespread agreement among scholars that the partisan behavior of Catholics has changed, there is much less consensus on the nature of that change, its permanence, and its causes. This symposium will review the historical patterns of Catholic partisanship and voting behavior, as well as those of the other denominations, discuss major perspectives on electoral change (Republican shift, Hispanic and Asian vote, interreligious alliances) and test there perspectives with the latest survey data.

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• 15 sep 2016

  Turin

  Call for papers - Religion

  Women, Religions and Gender Relations

  International Association for the study of Religion and Gender (IARG)

  Interest in the subject of “Women, Religions and Gender Relations” has intensified especially from the mid-1990s in Europe – more recently in Italy – spreading beyond the borders of the sociology of religion and gender studies. The call is designed to offer a platform to scholars to present their research on the topic and exchange their ideas on research findings at an international level.

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• 09 jui 2016

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - History

  The challenge of the civil war (16th-21st centuries)

  Que se passe-t- il lorsque, en situation de guerre civile, au cœur du familier, s’évanouit la familiarité ? Dans une maison pleine d’ennemis. En ce point zéro du politique où la discrimination entre l’ami et l’ennemi n’a plus nulle évidence ? Ce colloque entend interroger ce qu’il advient quand le voisin peut vous égorger, le boucher vous empoisonner, votre accent vous trahir, le fils dénoncer, le frère mentir et la rue naguère familière se faire guet-apens : « car en matière de guerres intestines, écrit Montaigne, votre valet peut être du parti que vous craignez ». Dans cet univers chaotique, l’espace, mais aussi la langue, les amis, les objets – le sens commun en un mot –, se dérobent et cessent d’être immédiatement appropriables. Ils sont toujours un doute, ne sont plus donnés. Il faut alors en faire la conquête, les « marquer ».

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