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WP49 Workshop: Religion & Civil Society
| What | Workshop |
|---|---|
| When |
2008-10-24
to 2008-10-25 |
| Where | The Hague (NL) |
| Contact Name | Paul Dekker |
| Contact Email | p.dekker@scp.nl |
| Attendees | Miklós Tomka (Budapest), Ina Merdjanova (Sofia), Charlotte Engel (Stockholm), Enzo Pace (Padua), Davis Herbert (Open University);, Grace Davie (Exeter), Lucian Leustean (Romania), Peter Lüchau (Copenhagen), Vincent Tiberj (Paris), Lars Svedberg (Stockholm), Jürgen Nautz (Vienna), John Madeley (London), Peter van Dam (Münster), Frank Adloff (Berlin), Veerle Draulans (Tilburg), Loek Halman (Tilburg), Wim van de Donk (WRR), Eefje Steenvoorden (SCP), Paul Dekker (SCP), Joep de Hart (SCP) |
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The Hague, October 24th and 25th 2008
Location
WRR (Scientific Council for Government Policy), 4-5 Lange Vijverberg, The Hague - see http://www.wrr.nl/english/
Programme
Friday 24th
9.30 - 13.00 Welcome and introductions
Welcome by Wim van de Donk (chairman of the WRR).
General round: everyone is kindly requested to introduce her/himself and shortly outline their research interests and the main current issues on religion & civil society in their country or region (max. 10 minutes each).
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 18.00 Three general issues further elaborated
- Religion & civil society: theoretical perspectives – introduced by David Herbert
- Religion & civil society in post-communist countries – introduced by Ina Merdjanova
- Islam & civil society – introduced by Vincent Tiberj
19.00 Dinner
Saturday 25th
9.30 - 12.30 Chances and challenges for new empirical research
We aim to generate interesting research questions and to explore the possibilities for further collaborative work. Three introductions to start with:
- Religion & civil society in an international comparative perspective: The European Value Study – introduced by Loek Halman
- Involvement in vested religious institutions and (other) civic participation – introduced by Peter Lüchau
- In the margins? The civic impact of orthodox Protestantism and new spirituality – introduced by Joep de Hart
- Insights of the workshop
- Perspectives for a follow-up conference in 2009 and publication(s)
The European programme in Civil Society Leadership