Va invitam luni, 16 februarie 2015, ora 18, in sala D 206 (Facultatea de Psihologie), pentru a treia intalnire a laboratorului nostru. Seminarul are urmatoarea tema: The notion of nexus, a form of social thinking in collective action. How the French collective response to the terrorist attacks at Charlie Hebdo and the Vincennes Hypercacher revealed a hierarchy of victimhood si va fi sustinut de dr. Irina Macovei, iar prin videoconferinta va intra in legatura directa Andreea Ernst-Vintila, membra a laboratorului si profesor asociat la Universitatea din Reims.
Conference: ” Politics and Religion in Orthodox Countries “
Venue: Otto-von-Guericke Centre, Magdeburg; 07. and 08. October 2015
Organizer: The Centre of Transformation Research (ZTF) at the Otto von Guericke University
The conference draws attention to the interrelation between politics and religion in Orthodox countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. In Orthodox countries this relation is often perceived through the notion of harmony (symphonia), a concept developed in relation with the state-church relationship in the Byzantine state. Is this concept still valid and could be applied to the countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe? How does the concept of symphonia relate to notions of a secular state? What forms of secularism governs the politics in these states and how do they differ from their counterparts in the West? How can we differentiate between religious and cultural practice bearing in mind the Orthodox emphasis on practice rather than belief? What is the role of religious values in the political field?
Besides discussing notions of secularism in the Orthodox world we want to draw attention to processes of transformation. Although most of these countries experienced official atheism in socialist times, they underwent a revitalization of religion in the aftermath. Looking at the political sphere we saw relatively stable developments in most Orthodox countries before 1989/91. The following decades, however, bear witness of fundamental changes. One way to understand these changes is to use Max Weber’s political sociology and to perceive these processes of transformation to oscillate between loose structures of power (Macht) and more stable structures of authority
(Herrschaft). Here we emphasize the importance of religious charisma for the political sphere: first, the charisma of the church as an institution and, second, the personal charisma of religious ascetics. Thus, within these transformations we draw special attention to the role of Orthodox religion and examine its role in current policies, in processes of state formation or in the de-legitimization of state politics.
In the last part of the conference we want to discuss empirical examples showing the interrelation between Orthodox religion and politics in different countries of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
Where and how do the spheres of religion and politics influence, reinforce, contradict or complement each other in multiple ways? In order to answer these questions we seek to develop a comparative perspective on the role of Orthodoxy and emphasize its peculiarities.
Contributions from social anthropology, sociology, political science, history, theology and religious studies are welcome. We invite empirical or theoretical papers elaborating on the interrelation of politics and religion in different fields of society, e.g.:
– in education,
– in the armed forces,
– in property relations,
– in charitable activities,
– in the cooperation between the state and respective national Orthodox Churches,
– for the development of an ethnic and national identity or
– in other fields of social life.
Contributors should send their proposal with a maximum of 500 words by email to the organizers by 31 March 2015. The program will be finalized by 30 April 2015 and guests will be invited by the organizers. Costs for traveling and accommodation of invited speakers will be reimbursed.
The Centre of Transformation Research was founded in 2012 as a scientific unit of the Faculty of Humanities of the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg but its activities date back to the 1990s. The Centre hosts disciplinary and interdisciplinary research projects and provides a platform for researchers to discuss their research and to organize conferences, public lectures and post-graduate schools.
Tobias Köllner is part of the Centre since 2013 with the DFG-funded project “The interrelation between Orthodox religion and the sphere of politics in contemporary Russia” and contributes to the Centre’s current research topic “Transformation of power, governance and structures”.
Contact: Tobias Köllner (tobias.koellner@ovgu.de)
+49 / 151 22 08 73 23
In aceasta luna, Editura Universitatii “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iasi – prima institutie editoriala universitara infiintata in România dupa 1989 – marcheaza un sfert de secol de existenta cu un bilant meritoriu: peste 1200 de titluri publicate – in majoritate noutati editoriale, dar si traduceri si reeditari ale unor lucrari de referinta din cultura româna si universala, peste 1000 de autori inscrisi in portofoliu, peste 40 de publicatii periodice si reviste stiintifice editate anual, sute de mii de pagini tiparite, 88 de premii.
Va invitam la manifestarile dedicate implinirii a 25 de ani de existenta
Joi, 29 ianuarie 2015, orele 17.00, Libraria „Orest Tafrali”:
•Lansare eveniment Originea românilor, vol. I, de Alexandru Philippide (editie de Roxana Vieru). Prezinta prof. univ. dr. Stelian Dumistracel ;
Studii eminesciene, de Dumitru Irimia (editie de Ioan Milica si Ilie Moisuc).
Prezinta conf. univ. dr. Bogdan Cretu ; Impulsul Iluminismului,
(ed. Eugenia Dima, Andrei Corbea-Hoisie). Prezinta prof. univ. dr. Antonio
Patras
•Expozitie de carte: „25 de trepte catre excelenta editoriala”
Momentul aniversar va fi prezentat de prof. univ. dr. Vasile Isan, rectorul Universitatii„Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi, si va fi marcat prin acordarea de distinctii coordonatorilor de colectii si redactorilor-sefi ai publicatiilor editate de Editura Universitatii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iasi.
*Cocktail in onoarea invitatilor – Cafeneaua “Orest Tafrali”
Vineri, 30 ianuarie 2015, orele 10.00 – 15.00:
• „Ziua portilor deschise” la Editura Universitatii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iasi
În ultimele două luni ale anului 2014, în colecția Observatorul Social au apărut două noi volume: Meglenoromânii din Cerna. Repertoriul muzical şi de dans comunitar între practică socială şi politici identitare – autor Corina Iosif, respectiv Guvernanţa electronică. De la promisiuni teoretice la realităţi empirice – Virgil Stoica, Ovidiu Gherasim-Proca (coord.).
Pentru a consulta istoricul aparițiilor din cadrul colecției Observatorul Social, coordonată de prof. univ. dr. Mihai Dinu Gheorghiu și difuzată prin intermediul Editurii Universității Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași poate fi accesat următorul link: http://observatorsocial.ro/publicatii/colectia-observatorul-social/. Publicațiile pot fi comandate în limita stocului disponibil de pe site-ul editurii, accesând titlurile.
Au fost adăugate primele 31 de numere ale revistei Psihologia Socială. Acestea pot fi accesate gratuit, urmând indicațiile de descărcare. Arhiva poate fi accesată fie din secțiunea Publicații – subsecțiunea Revista Psihologia Socială, fie direct de la următorul link: http://observatorsocial.ro/publicatii/revista-psihologia-sociala/arhiva-psihologia-sociala/
Mai multe informații: http://www.aislf.org/IMG/pdf/programme_colloque_migrations_sociologie_4_5_12_2014.pdf
The 2015 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting will take
place September 3 – 6 in San Francisco. The conference theme is Diversities
Reconsidered: Politics, and Political Science, in the 21st Century (for more information,
see http://community.apsanet.org/annualmeeting/home).
The Related Group Society for Romanian Studies invites paper proposals for the 2015
annual meeting. We are particularly interested in proposals that use Romania in
comparative perspective or as a single case study and that are related to the conference
theme.
In line with the theme statement, we have a diverse interpretation of diversities. We are
looking for papers that address diversity (1) in substantive terms, focusing on how
population heterogeneity (demographic, attitudinal, or behavioral) on the political arena
is dealt with in Romania; (2) in terms of the subject of interest for those who do
political science in or on Romania, focusing on what is studied and what is not studied
within the discipline and geographic bounds; and (3) in methodological terms, focusing
on how political science is conducted in Romania.
All proposals will be processed directly through the APSA website. The deadline for
submitting a proposal is December 15th, 2014. The recommended length for the
proposals is 500 words. Please go tohttp://www.apsanet.org/login.asp to create your
APSA account and submit your proposal. Please send a copy of your proposal to
Claudiu Tufiș as well (mailto:claudiu.tufis@fspub.unibuc.ro). The same e-mail address
can be used for any questions you might have about this call. Do not hesitate to circulate
this call to anyone you think might be interested.
A version of this Call for Proposals can be found on APSA’s website as well, at
http://community.apsanet.org/annualmeeting/call/relatedgroups.
Dear Colleagues,
We are honored to invite you to the 6th edition of International Conference LUMEN –Rethinking Social Action. Core Values – RSACV 2015 which will take place on April 2015 in Iasi, Romania.
The experience of previous editions developed successfully provides us with the confidence that the international scientific manifestation with multidisciplinary character, and whose general objective is to promote scientific excellence, to be held soon, will be of major interest to the scientific public.
We are waiting for you in Iasi, to the 6th edition of LUMEN Conference 2015
Start here to submit an abstract to this conference STEP ONE OF THE LUMEN SUBMISSION PROCESS
In the section Comments from Lumen Submission Platform- Please specify the manner of presentation: oral, poster, virtual and the topic of your abstract!
More information about our next event will be soon posted on the conference website
Best regards, Professor PhD Antonio SANDU Director of Lumen Research Center
This international conference is organized by the Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, in the framework of Cost Action IS1205 “Social psychological dynamics of historical representations in the enlarged European Union” (http://costis1205.wix.com/home ). The main objective is to create space for the interdisciplinary dialogue (particularly between social psychologists and historians) on the interplay between social representations of history (or collective memories), social identities, and intergroup relations.
Invited keynote speakers are internationally renowned scholars in different fields of the memory studies: Social psychology (János László); history (Chris Lorenz); and a third discipline (to be confirmed).
Presentation
The international conference will focus on the relevance of history in contemporary people’s lives. How history is being represented contributes to shaping current ethnic, national and European identities. Representations of history elicit group-based emotions that influence behaviours and may lead to intergroup conflicts or reconciliation in Europe and beyond.
The scientific focus of the conference revolves around three major fundamental ideas. First, our relation with the world is built on representations that are shaped and shared within social groups. These representations are not only responsible for our knowledge of the present, but also of the past and future. Secondly, our knowledge about the world is intertwined with our identities; who we are as individuals or as group members. Thirdly, our representations of past intergroup relations, especially conflicts, weigh on current intergroup (e.g. interethnic or international) relations. As a consequence, the transmission of historical narratives, especially about past intergroup conflicts, is crucial in facilitating or impeding reconciliation processes.
Submission and deadlines
We invite submissions in line with the following research domains:
1. The role of social cognitive processes in shaping social representations of history;
2. The contents and structures of social representations of history and their relation to ethnic, national or supranational identities;
3. The transmission of social representations of history through narratives;
4. The effects of social representations of history on emotions, attitudes, and intergroup relations
Proposals for papers and posters can be submitted through the conference website from 1 November to 10 December 2014: http://www.srhistoryconf.pte.hu
The conference’s official language is English. All proposals will undergo a double blind peer review process. Notification of acceptance will be sent to authors by 20 January 2015.
Abstracts should be written in English and contain a clear outline of the argument, the theoretical framework, and, where applicable, methodology, results and conclusions. The preferred length of the individual abstracts is between 200 and 300 words (the maximum is 300 words). Each participant may submit more than one proposal, but only one paper or poster by the same first author will be accepted.
Timeline
Deadline for abstracts: 10 December 2014
Notification of Acceptance: 20 January 2015
Online Registration: 1 to 29 February 2015
Final Program of the Conference: 10 March 2015.
Venue
The conference will be held at the Department of Communication and Media Studies (http://www.commonline.hu/en), Faculty of Humanities of the University of Pécs, at the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, Pécs, Hungary (http://www.zsolnaynegyed.hu).
Registration fees:
85 euro per person including participation to the social dinner
45 euro per person without participation to the social dinner
Organizing Committee
Sara Bigazzi (Chair), Zsolt Szabó, Orsolya Vincze, Sara Serdült, Péter Restás, István Csertő, Bálint Takács, Ildikó Bokrétás.
Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order)
Sara Bigazzi, Michal Bilewicz, Susanne Bruckmüller, Rosa Cabecinhas (Coordinator), Luigi Cajani, Sabina Cehajic-Clancy, Karen Douglas, Eva Fülöp, Denis Hilton, Chantal Kesteloot, Olivier Klein, Simone Lässig, Laurent Licata, Tibor Polya, Alberto Sá, Zsolt Szabó, and Orsolya Vincze.
Full details and information about online submissions are available on the conference website: http://www.srhistoryconf.pte.hu
For enquiries related to the submission of proposals, please contact: srhistoryconf@pte.hu