Call for papers

The Nordic Conference in Sociology of Religion – Helsinki 2016

Deadline for submitting an abstract: 15 March 2016 [submission closed; only modifications and addings requested by session organizers are allowed]
Notification for accepted abstracts: 4 April 2016
Conference registration starts in April.

Submit the abstract for your paper through the electronic form (Abstract submission form link here). If you have any questions, please contact kati.niemela@helsinki.fi

SESSIONS:

You can propose your paper into any of the following sessions. In case you are not sure about which session you should choose or you feel that your paper does not fit into any of the proposed sessions, choose “other topics”. Choosing this alternative means that the local organizing committee will place your presentation in a suitable session and we are also complementing the sessions with new sessions when needed.

 Quick list of sessions:

  1. Religiosity in public institutions
  2. Religion and non-religion across generations and through lifespan
  3. Media and the customization of religious beliefs and individual wellbeing
  4. The Role of Religion in Welfare and Care throughout the Lifespan
  5. Challenging ideas, negotiating authority: Immigrant youth and ways of being religious in Europe
  6. Problems and prospects of religious aspects of extremism and radicalism research
  7. Faith, Work and Integration – Christian Migrants to the Nordic Countries
  8. Leaving Religion
  9. Interactions of Religious, Spiritual, and Secular Coping
  10. Death, Bereavement and Memory
  11. Youth and religion
  12. Pentecostal, Charismatic and other Evangelical communities and identities in local and transnational spaces
  13. In Search of Meaning and Purpose! A Current Trend in Sociology of Religion
  14. The transnational circulation of ideas, gurus and practices between East and West
  15. Religious professionals: wellbeing, leadership and the lifespan
  16. The Impact of Religion: Challenges for Law and Democracy
  17. Religion, care and cooperation – innovative perspectives
  18. Other topics

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SESSIONS

Instructions for submitting an abstract

Submit the abstract for your paper through the electronic form (Abstract submission form link here). [submission closed; only modifications and addings requested by session organizers are allowed]

The abstract should be no longer than 200 words. When filling the form, fill in your contact details (name, affiliation, email), and possible other authors of the paper. You need to fill in the title of the paper and fill in the abstract in the appropriate field. In addition, you need to indicate the session you find most suitable for your paper (one of the proposed sessions or if your paper does not fit into any of the proposed sessions, choose “other topics”). If you have any questions, please contact kati.niemela@helsinki.fi