Friday, May 10, 2013
12:00 AM
Henderson Room, Michigan League
Convened by Anna Grzymala-Busse, WCEE/WCED director
Convener: Anna Grzymala-Busse, WCEE/WCED director.
The goal of the conference is to re-examine and to rethink the mutual constitution of religion and politics, and to stimulate a lively discussion of several issues:
- how religion differs from ethnic, linguistic, or national identities
- how doctrine matters: in the growth of some religions, in its impact on public policy and political institutions, and in its trans-national impact
- how states regulate religion, and the difference between favoring some religions and privileging others
- how organized religion affects electoral cleavages, state institutions, and redistributive policies (and vice versa), and
- the rise of “fundamentalisms”—when, where, and why do they arise?
The conference will consist both of panels, where faculty members present short, provocative papers, and a poster session, where graduate students will present their research in progress.
Sponsors: WCED, Department of Political Science