Lisbon Summer School 2012 organized by the Observatory on the Politics of Cultural and Religious Diversity in Southern Europe (POLICREDOS) at the Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal (Web)

Time: July 4-July 6, 2012
Venue: Centro de Estudos Sociais, Lisbon, Portugal
End-date: April 1, 2012.

The Lisbon Summer School 2012 has as its topic the contentious relationship between religion and politics, and the impact that this relationship has on gender issues. Religion undoubtedly plays an important role in contemporary societies: multiculturalism, migration, and bioethical debates, among others, put religion in the spotlight of the public sphere, thereby calling for a redefinition of classical secularization theories.

Preparing for the Summer School: Participants will be asked to circulate their contributions prior to the summer school. There are no formal requirements for these contributions, but we would encourage the participants to only submit advanced research papers. What is more, all the participants are supposed to read the assigned texts in advance.

How to Apply: To participate in the summer school you must have at least completed a BA degree. Interested graduate students and postdoctoral researchers should fill out the following form until April 1, 2012; Fees: 200 EUR

Language: The working language of the summer school is English.