CFP — “Religion, Democracy and Law” International Conference January 2014

“Religion, Democracy and Law” International Conference January 2014
London
Metropolitan University, London, UK
14 – 15 January 2014

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/faculties/law-governance-and-international-relations/lgir-research/lgir-research-centres/csrcc/religion-democracy-and-law-international-conference-january-2014/

CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE 30 August 2013

We are delighted to announce our latest international conference
focusing
on “Religion, Democracy and Law”. This thought provoking event will be
taking place at our Goulston Street campus on the 14 & 15 January 2014
with keynote speeches given by:

– Professor Sharyl Cross (Distinguished professor and director of
Kozmetsky, Center of Excellence (Global Studies), St. Edward’s
University,
USA)
– Professor Grace Davie (Professor of Sociology, University of Exeter,
UK), and
– Professor David Kirkham (Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and
International Policy, International Center for Law and Religion Studies,
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA).

PANELS

Religious Dissent in the Global Political Economy Alexandre
Christoyannopoulos, Loughborough University, UK

Political Theology: A Sign of The Times In Periods Of Institutional
Crisis
Emilce Cuda, Department of Theology, Pontificia Universidad Católica,
Argentina

Public Debates on Religious/Ethical Issues in Western Europe Alberta
Giorgi, University of Coimbra, Portugal Luca Ozzano, University of
Turin,
Italy

Future Of The European Union And Religion Miro Jevtic, University of
Belgrade, Serbia

Representing Non-Religion
Steve Kettell, University of Warwick, UK

Religion and Legal Boundaries in Islamic Contexts Carimo Mohomed,
Faculty
of Social Sciences and Humanities, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Religious conservatism versus universal human rights?: The struggle for
LGBTi rights in Africa Martin Ridley, London Metropolitan University, UK

Individual Attitudes towards Religion and Politics
Chair: Jolanda van der Noll, UCL, Louvain, Belgium

Religious fundamentalism, egalitarianism and informal law Dr. Yohai
Hakak,
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Portsmouth University, UK

Gender and Secularization
Yolande Cohen, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
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