New perspectives on political pluralism and religious conflict

In this one-day seminar we propose to take a multi-disciplinary perspective on political pluralism and religious conflict in France, Britain and beyond. Our aim is to bring together specialists from different fields to explore a number of interconnected themes.

These will include:

• How religious conflict develops and interacts with other political processes
• Different models that have been - or could be - used to manage religious conflict
• The differences in the management and political mobilisation of religious minorities (eg. Jews, Muslims etc.)
• Existing or emerging tensions between ideas of democratic pluralism and religious values
• The development or limitation of religious practices in the public sphere
• The historical legacies of secularism and anti-clericalism

The seminar will take place from 10:00-18:00 on 10 May 2016 at the Institut Français d’Écosse.

Organisers: Emile Chabal and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

In collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict at the University of Edinburgh; the Center for the Study of Religion at the University of California-Berkeley; the Institut Français d’Écosse; and the Citizens, Nations and Migrations Network, Edinburgh.