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Workshops

Thursday 23 May
14.35-16.35

1)

Religion and Multiculturalism
William Scharff Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Jørn Borup, Aarhus University, Denmark

14.35-14.40 Jørn Borup, Aarhus University, Denmark: Introduction
14.40-14.55 Peter Beyer, University of Ottawa, Canada:
“Problematic Multiculturalism: Recasting the Post-Westphalian "Other" in Religious Garb”
14.55-15.10 Yaghoob Foroutan, University of Waikato, New Zealand:
“Cultural Values vs. Migration Politics: Socio-Demographic Analysis”
15.10-15.40 Discussion
15.40-15.55 Louis Rousseau, Université du Québec, Montréal:
“Religious Diversity in multiculturalist or Interculturalist Contexts: A Political Framework for Ethnic consciousness”
15.55-16.10 Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger, Aarhus University, Denmark
"Why not be Multicultural? - Second Generation of Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus in Denmark"
16.10-16.35 Discussion

 


2a)

The Entanglement of the Religious and the Secular (1)
Per Kirkeby Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Hans Raun Iversen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
NB: 14.35-15.20

14.35-14.50 Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
“Origins of Religiousness: The Role of Natural Disasters”
14.50-15.05 Sune Lægaard, Roskilde University, Denmark: 
”Secular Religious Establishment?”
15.05-15.20 Discussion

 

2b)

Human Rights and Culture
Per Kirkeby Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Hans Raun Iversen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
NB: 15.20-16.05

15.20-15.35

Sten Schaumburg-Müller, Aarhus University, Denmark
"The importance of including traditional values in the promotion of human rights even though neither ‘traditions’ nor ‘values’ may be real"
15.35-15.50

Fergus Kerrigan, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark
"Informal Justice Systems, Traditional Values and Human Rights"
15.50-16.05 Discussion



3)

States and Social Capital
Eduard Biermann, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Aarhus University, Denmark

14.35-14.50 Roberto Foa, Harvard University, USA:
“State Formation and Social Capital”
14.50-15.05 Niklas Elert and Hannes Andréasson, The Ratio Institute, Sweden:
“Does Social Cohesion Really Promote Reforms?”
15.05-15.20 Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“How to Overcome Collective Action Problems? The Case of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues at the Local Level”
15.20-15.35 Discussion
15.35-15.50 Anna Sobolewska-Bujwids, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland:
“Together or Separately? Problem of Social Capital in Central Europe”
15.50-16.05 Adeeba Aziz Khans, School of Oriental and African Studies, United Kingdom:
“Democracy in the Context of Clientelism: The Role of Electoral Laws in Bangladesh”
16.05-16.35 Discussion

 

4)

Toleration and the Mainstreaming of Radical Right Discourses
Jeppe Vontillius Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Lasse Lindekilde, Aarhus University, Denmark

14.35-14.50 Lasse Lindekilde, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“The Mainstreaming of Radical Right Discourse in Denmark: The Proliferation of Liberal Intolerance”
14.50-15.05 Jon Fox, University of Bristol, United Kingdom: 
“Hungary’s New Racism and the Rise of the Radical Right”
15.05-15.20 Hara Kouki, European University Institute, Italy:
“Tolerance towards Racism and the Far Right in Greece”
15.20-16.35 Discussion

 

5)

Ethno-Cultural Diversity and the Politics of Recognition
Merete Barker Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Emmanuel Nyahmaah, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

14.35-14.50 Sara Dybris McQuaid, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“From Description to Prescription: Politics of Recognition, Consociational Theory and the Conflict in Northern Ireland”
14.50-15.05 Timothy White, Xavier University, USA:
“Social Capital, Civil Society, and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland”
15.05-15.20 Nils Holtug, University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
“Community Conceptions and Social Cohesion: Theoretical, Empirical and Normative Issues”
15.20-15.35 Discussion
15.35-15.50 Niels Brimnes, Aarhus University, Denmark:
„Disease, Modernity and Distinctiveness in Twentieth-century India – the Case of Tuberculosis”
15.50-16.05 Kaitlyn Bolangaro, Aarhus University, Denmark:
”The Ideal Path for Integration? Multiculturalism”
16.05-16.35 Discussion

 

Friday 24 May
13.30-15.00



1)

State and Culture
Merete Barker Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Björn Rönnerstrand, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

13.30-13.45 Jørgen Møller og Svend-Erik Skaaning, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“State Capacity, Civic Order, and Democratic Survival”
13.45-14.00 Iryna Sofinska, L’viv National Ivan Franko University, Ukraine:
“Citizenship as a Modern Multifunctional and Value-oriented Issue of State Politics”
14.00-14.15 Discussion
14.15-14.30 Anna Wononiecka, University of Wroclaw, Poland:
“Impact of Culture Projects on Social Development in Countries in Transition – Case of the Eastern Partnership”
14.30-14.45 Gorm Harste, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“The Habermas/Luhmann Debate about Legitimacy”
14.45-15.00 Discussion


2)

Cultures and the Global Market
William Scharff Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Lene Rachel Andersen, Det Andersenske Forlag, Denmark

13.30-13.40

Lene Rachel Andersen, Det Andersenske Forlag, Denmark:
”Keeping Cultures Alive and Kickin’ in a Global Market”
13.40-13.50 Tomas Björkman, Ekskäret Foundation, Sweden:
”Keeping Cultures Alive and Kickin’ in a Global Market”
13.50-14.00 Ulf Dahlsten, London School of Economics, United Kingdom:
”Keeping Cultures Alive and Kickin’ in a Global Market”
14.00-14.30 Discussion
14.30-14.45 Thomas P. Boje and Anders Ejrnæs, Roskilde University, Denmark:
“The Economic Crisis and Social Networks: The Relationship between Economic Deprivation and Social Capital in Europe”
14.45-15.00 Discussion

  

3)

Politics, Culture and Religion
Jeppe Vontillius Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Morten Valbjørn, Aarhus University, Denmark

13.30-13.45 Radu Cariumaru, Heidelberg University, Germany:
“Sri Lanka 2.0: After the War - from Majoritarian Control System to Integration and Accommodation?”
13.45-14.00 Maged Botros, Lehigh Carbon Community College, USA:
“Case Study: The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt”
14.00-14.15 Emmanuel Nyamaah, University of Cape Coast, Ghana:
“Religion and Political Discourse in Ghana’s 2008 and 2012 General Elections”
14.15-14.30 Janusz Babel, Jagiellonian University, Poland:
“The Role of Strategic Culture in International Relations. How Culture Determines the Use of Force in Asia?”
14.30-14.45 Morten Valbjørn, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“´There are clearly cultural issues at play’ – On Grasping the Conceptual Slipperiness
of the Idea(s) of Culture and its Turn(s) within International Relations Theory”
14.45-15.00 Discussion

 

4)

Human Rights and Traditional Values
Eduard Biermann Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Karen-Margrethe Simonsen, Aarhus University, Denmark

13.30-13.45 Viktoriya Zakrevskaya, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“A Bid for Cultural Recognition as an Argument in Strategic Policymaking on the International Level: Human Rights and 'Traditional Values'”
13.45-14.00 Elisa Ruiz Velasco Garcia, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“Re-Defining Human Rights in the Russian Federation: a Reaction to New Challenges or a Retrogression?”
14.00-14.15 David Seljak, St. Jerome's University and University of Waterloo, Canada:
“Defining Secularism and Multiculturalism in Canada: The Case of the Ontario Human Rights Commission”
14.15-15.00 Discussion



5)

The Entanglement of the Religious and the Secular (2)
Per Kirkeby Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Hans Raun Iversen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

13.30-13.45 Margit Warburg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: 
“’This is not really about Religion’ – Introducing the Entanglement of the Religious and the Secular”
13.45-14.00 Niels Kærgård, University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
“Entanglement between Religion and Politics in Denmark”
14.00-14.15 Hans Raun Iversen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
“The Folk Church in Denmark as Entanglement of Religious and Secular Elements”
14.15-15.00 Discussion



Saturday 25 May
13.00-15.00

 

1)

Politics and Culture
Jeppe Vontillius Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Maged Botros, Lehigh Carbon Community College, USA. 

13.00-13.15 Andrea Filetti, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane (SUM), Italy:
“Politics and Religion in Post-Soviet Countries. A Comparative Analysis of Political Cultures in Georgia and Azerbaijan”
13.15-13.30 Vincent Assanful, University of Cape Coast, Ghana:
“Indigenous African Religion and the Politics of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, 1992-2012”
13.30-14.00 Discussion
14.00-14.15 Lilia Giugni, Cambridge University, United Kingdom:
“The Relationship between Religion and Left-wing Organizations . The British Labour Party and the Italian PD: a Comparative Study”
14.15-14.30 Youngchan Justin Choi, University of London, United Kingdom:
“Protestant Culture and Politics in Korea in the Twentieth Century”
14.30-15.00 Discussion

 

2)

Welfare State, Democracy and Cohesion (1)
Merete Barker Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Jørgen Møller, Aarhus University, Denmark. 

13.00-13.15 Jan Dobbernack, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom:
“’I like the way you move.’ Exploring Social Cohesion as Social Activation”
13.15-13.30 David Abraham, University of Miami, USA:
“Welfare State, Social Capital, and Liberal Integration Dilemmas in the U.S. and Germany”
13.30-13.45 Rolf Frankenberger, University of Tübingen, Germany:
“Bowling Together Makes Democracy Work?”
13.45-14.00 Discussion
14.00-14.15 Matthias Meyer-Schwarzenberger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland:
“Making Democracy Speak: Linguistic Foundations of Social Capital”
14.15-14.30

Björn Rönnerstrand, University of Gothenburg, Sweden:
“Generalized Trust Moderates the Demand for ‘Ethical Reciprocity’ in Large-N Collective Action. Evidence from a Scenario Experiment in Sweden”
14.30-15.00 Discussion

 

3)

Cultural Diversity and Politics
Eduard Biermann Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, Aarhus University, Denmark. 

13.00-13.15 Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, Aarhus University, Denmark and Bolette Danckert, The University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
“Putting Interethnic Attitudes into Context: The Impact of Ethnic Composition in the Micro-context on Interethnic Attitudes”
13.15-13.30 David Green, Nagoya University, Japan:
“Multicultural Inclusion in Japan: the Seeds of Decentralizing Government Power?”
13.30-13.45 Lasse Lykke Rørbæk, Aarhus University, Denmark:
”Ethnic Exclusion and State Repression”
13.45-15.00 Discussion

 

Saturday 25 May
15.30-17.15


1)

Politics and Cultural Values
Jeppe Vontillius Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Svend-Erik Skaaning, Aarhus University, Denmark

15.30-15.45 Mika Obara, Loughborough University, United Kingdom:
“The Role of Culture in the Capital Punishment Policy in Japan”
15.45-16.00 Dana Wittmer, Colorado College, USA and Vanessa Bouché, Texas Christian University, USA:
“Toward A Citizen-Consumer Movement to End Demand for Commercial Sexual Exploitation”
16.00-16.15 Discussion
16.15-16.30 Cameron David Warner, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“Portraying Self-Immolation in the Tibetan Diaspora”
16.30-16.45 Ian Hughes, Forfás, Ireland:
“Culture as Protection against Pathological Elites”
16.45-17.00 Discussion

 

2)

Welfare State, Democracy and Cohesion (2)
Merete Barker Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Rolf Frankenberger, University of Tübingen, Germany

15.30-15.45 Susanne Wallman Lundåsen, MidSweden University/Ersta Sköndal University College, Sweden:
“Paths towards an Input Democracy: Critical Junctures in the Early History of Swedish Civil Society”
15.45-16.00 Kasper Støvring, PhD, Denmark:
“Trust, Culture and Nation. Social Capital in Denmark”
16.00-16.15 Sjöfn Vilhemsdóttir, University of Iceland:
“Social Capital in Iceland: The Exception to the (Nordic) Rule?”
16.15-16.30 Discussion
16.30-16.45 Inga Gaizauskaite, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania:
“Sources of Social and Political (Dis)trust in Lithuania”
16.45-17.00 Ammar Maleki, Tilburg School of Politics and Public Administration, The Netherlands:
“The Relation between Cultural Values and Models of Democracy”
17.00-17.15 Discussion

 

3)

Democracy Worldwide
Eduard Biermann Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Michael Aagaard Seeberg, Aarhus University, Denmark

15.30-15.45 Ralph Schöllhammer, University of Kentucky, USA:
“The Arab Spring and the Politics of Recognition”
15.45-16.00 Michael Aagaard Seeberg, Aarhus University, Denmark:
“Civil Society, Party System Institutionalization and Democratic Stability: Explaining Deviant Democracy”
16.00-16.15 Discussion
16.15-16.30 Giedré Prainaityte, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania:
“French Cultural Diplomacy in Lithuania: More Than Two Decades of Success”
16.30-16.45 Roberto Martino, University of Pisa, Italy and Mattia Zulianello, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, Italy:
“Institutional Change and Political Behaviour. Rethinking the Italian Dualism Beyond the Cultural Hypothesis”
16.45-17.15 Discussion

 

4)

The Politics of Social, Cultural and Political Belonging and Non-Belonging
William Scharff Auditorium, Lakeside Lecture Theatres
Chair: Andrea Filetti, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane (SUM), Italy

15.30-15.45 Walt Kilroy, Dublin City University, Ireland:
 “Peacebuilding Materials: Ownership, Participation and Social Capital in the Reintegration of Ex-combatants after War”
15.45-16.00 Lene Rachel Andersen, Det Andersenske Forlag, Denmark:
“Meaningful Lives under Constant Change”
16.00-16.15

Yuri Teper and Daniel Course, Bar-Ilan University (Ramat-Gan), Israel:
“Contesting Definitions of the Contemporary Russian Nation: Formal Citizenship vs. Belonging to Socio-Cultural Communities”
16.15-16.30 Discussion
16.30-16.45 Maja T. J. Greenwood, The Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark:
“ The Social Lives of Hezb-I-Islami: Social Cohesion of an Insurgent Group”
16.45-17.00 Ian R. Lamond, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom:
“The Emergence of the Arts as an Object for Governance: A Case Study of the Labour Party Manifesto of 1966”
17.00-17.15 Discussion

 

Revised 18.08.2022
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Lone Jørgensen