New Book Series: Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics

The Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics series will collect work that explores in theoretically and empirically rigorous ways variations in and determinants of religious presence in the politics of any democratic nation – from those with a long history of institutionalized democracy to those struggling to establish free, contested elections and systems of rights and liberties. Books in the series will demonstrate application of one or more of a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to explore the robust and highly variable presence of religion in democracies.

If you have a manuscript or an idea for a manuscript that would be a good fit for this series, please contact Paul Djupe (series editor) by email at djupe@denison.edu.

New – “Section Awards” Page on Section Site

For information about, and especially to submit nominations for, the three Section Awards, please see the Section’s New! page: Section Awards.

The new page is permanent and can always be reached by clicking the “Section Awards” tab on the top menu above.

Reminder: Deadline for all nominations is March 1, 2015.

Call for Papers: Social Science History Association Religion Network

Social Science History Association 2015 Annual Conference
Baltimore, Maryland, November 12-15, 2015

Conference Theme:
“Pluralism and Community: Social Science History Perspectives”

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14, 2015

The Religion Network of the Social Science History Association invites proposals for papers, panels, and book sessions for the 40th annual meeting of the Social Science History Association in Baltimore, Maryland, November 12-15, 2014.  We also are looking for volunteers to serve as panel chairs and discussants.
 
The SSHA is the leading interdisciplinary association for historical research in the US, providing a stimulating venue for explorations of how social processes unfold over time. The Religion Network serves as the home within the organization for scholars interested in religious history, religious mobilization, religious change, and religion’s effect on social and political processes. Our network is interdisciplinary and cross-national in scope, and embraces all scholarship that examines how religion intersects with other social processes in historical perspective.
 
We encourage the participation of graduate students and recent PhDs as well as more established scholars from a wide range of disciplines and departments. Graduate students are eligible to apply for financial support to attend the annual meeting (see http://www.ssha.org/grants). Further details about the association, the 2015 annual meeting, and the call for proposals are available on the SSHA website: www.ssha.org.

The deadline for paper and/or panel submissions is February 14th, 2015.

We welcome and encourage papers and panel proposals on a wide array of issues related to the historical study of religion and society. While complete panel proposals (consisting of 4-5 individual papers, a chair, and a discussant) are preferred, we also seek out high-quality individual paper submissions. Panels and papers may address the topics below, or any other relevant and related topic examining religion in a historical context:
 
·         Religious Pluralism and Community
·         Religion, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
·         Empire, Missions, and Global Religious Encounters
·         Religious Minorities and the Public Sphere
·         Religion, Education, and Diversity
·         Secularization and Secularism
·         Religious Identities
·         Religion, Science, and Medicine
·         Religion and Law
·         Religion and Genocide

Please use the SSHA's web conference management system to submit your papers and panel proposals. Paper title, brief abstract, and contact information should be submitted at http://prod.sshaconference.org/people/login. Please do not hesitate to contact the Religion Network representatives with any questions, comments, or for help with submissions.

Thank you, and we look forward to a stimulating set of panels at this year's SSHA meeting.

Ates Altinordu (atesaltinordu@sabanciuniv.edu)
Damon Mayrl (dmayrl@clio.uc3m.es)
Sam Nelson (scnelson0@gmail.com)
Philip Gorski

SSHA Religion Network Representatives

Section Journal on Twitter – @PandRJournal

The Section Journal now has its very own twitter handle:
 

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We, the co-editors, hope that all Section members will follow and retweet news and events noted there. This will include announcements about forthcoming issues and articles available on "firstview" on the Journal website.

 
Thank you,

Paul A. Djupe & Angelia R. Wilson, coeditors

Politics & Religion

 

The Section still has its own twitter handle, and please follow too:


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