Religion and Politics

“Sexuality in the Post-Marriage Equality Era”

This special issue of the Humboldt Journal of Social Relations (HJSR) examines U.S. culture and politics after the marriage equality tipping point. Many queer activists have been concerned that the focus on marriage equality would take away from other queer social movements, or fundamentally change queer norms and institutions. Has that happened? What is next for queers in the U.S.? Submissions due September 11, 2015.

For submission instructions and more information see: http://www.humboldt.edu/hjsr/

Division Chair: Matthew Scherer, George Mason University

What are the key transformations underway at the intersection of religion and politics in the present moment and/or historically? In what ways does religion transform politics, in what ways does politics transform religion, and how are those transformations crosscut by shifting fields of ethnicity, race, class, and gender, as well as changed patterns of migration, economic development, legal regulation, governance, and violence? Are current conceptual frameworks and research methodologies employed in the field sufficient to account for these transformations? To what extent have events and scholarly innovations transformed the study of religion and politics? Does the concept of transformation provide a useful framework for the study of religion and politics?

We invite panels and individual papers addressing these questions and others at the intersection of religion and politics in either contemporary or historical frameworks. Religion and Politics is an interdisciplinary field and panels and papers that foster exchange between diverse theoretical and analytical approaches are welcome.

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This call is for the APSA Annual Meeting – See APSA proposals page here.
2016 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Matthew Scherer
George Mason University
mschere2@gmu.edu