Over the last few decades a number of experiences have shown that modern politics has by no means become entirely secular. Amont the most noteworthy developments were the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the active role of the Vatican in world politics, the renewed political influence of orthodox clergy in Russia and elsewhere, multiple forms of religious terror and violence, the proclamation of a caliphate in the Middle East, the growing power of Buddhist and Hindu political movements in East and South Asia, and the politicization of evangelical Christianity in Africa and the Americas. As in many other academic disciplines these experiences have also led to reconsiderations in historiography. A new sensitivity has emerged that explores the relations between religion and politics, between motives of faith and motives of power, between religious heritage and modern society.
The Department of History and the Department of Medieval Studies at Central European University in Budapest, take this development as an occasion to invite applications for an Undergraduate Conference under the theme “Faith and Power”. We are seeking paper proposals from undergraduate students from all around the world, who are interested in any aspect of religion and politics from a historical perspective. We will consider proposals from all subdisciplines (political history, social history, economic history, military history, cultural history, gender history, religious history, intellectual history, art history, etc.) and all historical periods. However, preference will be given to proposals with interesting approaches and well defined research questions, objectives, and findings.
The conference is supported by the following entities:
- Cultural Heritage Studies Program
- Center for Religious Studies
- Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
- Specialization in Political Thought
Proposals:
- The language of the conference and the papers is English
- Proposals should not exceed 250 words
- Only individual papers will be considered. We cannot accept joint proposals
- Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2016. Late applications will be considered on a case by case basis
- Students will be notified about the acceptance of their proposal by April 30, 2016
Paper requirements:
- Papers should be 2000 to max. 3000 words long
- Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2016
- At the conference participants will present a 10-12 minute summary of their papers in thematic panels.
- Guidelines to write the paper
Contact persons:
Agnes Bendik, Department of History
For more information, please visit the conference's web page.
For inquiries, please e-mail us undergraduateconference2016@ceu.edu