CfP: International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society, 3rd Annual Conference, 13–15 July 2022
International Research Network for the Study of
Science & Belief in Society,
3rd Annual Conference
13–15 July 2022. University of Birmingham and Online
(hybrid conference)
The
International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society has
been at the centre of the recent significant growth in social scientific and
humanities research focusing on science, religion, and belief in society.
Following our successful online conference in 2021, this 3rd annual
conference of the network will have a hybrid in-person and online format and
will focus on the theme of crossing boundaries.
As this field of research has grown it has engaged in myth busting popular
perceptions and stereotypes about the relationship between science and
religion, which treat both science and religious/spiritual populations as
monolithic. To date, much of this foundational research has focused on North
American contexts or debates. This conference seeks to build on this essential
work and address future avenues for research within the social scientific and
historical study of science, religion, and belief in society to examine the
practical implications and applications of research in this field.
This conference will bring together international researchers with
backgrounds in sociology, science and technology studies, psychology, political
science, history, social anthropology, and related humanities or social science
disciplines, to discuss perspectives on the overarching topic of science and
belief in society.
We are pleased to invite submissions of papers that relate to any aspect of
STEMM in society (science, technology, engineering, medicine, and mathematics),
that discuss any religious, spiritual, or non-religious tradition, position, or
worldview.
Abstracts are invited for the conference relating to the following themes:
- Public engagement with STEMM in pluralistic or religiously diverse societies.
- The social scientific and historical study of the relationship between science and religious and/or non-religious belief and identity.
- Public perceptions of the relationship between science, religion and non-religion and their respective roles in society.
- National and international comparative perspectives on the study of science, religion and belief in society.
- Past and present media or popular representations of science, religion and belief in society.
- The past or present roles of science, rationalism, religion and belief in national, social or cultural identity and related geopolitical narratives.
- Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of science, religion and non-religion in society.
- Methodological approaches to, and issues in, the study of science, religion and belief in society.
- Studies on the impact of publics’ views on science and religion on policy making, and provision for religious, spiritual or non-religious communities across a range of geographies and issues (e.g., healthcare provision, educational policy, science policy, environmental policy or development).
- Religion and inequalities in access to science and technology, including the intersections between religious and racial, ethnic, class and/or gender inequalities.
Individual or panel session submissions may cross over several of the
themes listed above, and those intending to submit papers are encouraged to
consider the relevance of their work to other academic disciplines.
For an online version of this Call for Papers see: https://scienceandbeliefinsociety.org/2021/12/06/call-for-papers-insbs-3rd-annual-conference/