Religious Change at a Time of Recompositions in Europe: Actors, Norms, Values

Ouverture

8:45 - 9:00 (15min)

Ouverture

S-3

Anne-Laure Zwilling (EUREL), Miroslav Tížik (Slovak Academy of Sciences), Róbert Karul (Slovak Academy of Sciences), Marián Zouhar (Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),Thomas Perrin (Ambassy of France in Slovakia)

Religion and Belief Equality under Directive 2000/78: Challenges for EU Integration

9:00 - 10:00 (1h)

Religion and Belief Equality under Directive 2000/78: Challenges for EU Integration

S-3

Lucy Vickers (introduction and chair: Romain Mertens)

https://relig-recomp.sciencesconf.org/data/program/EUREL_2025_L_Vickers_presentation.pptx

Pause café

10:00 - 10:30 (30min)

Pause café

Spiritualité et religiosités alternatives
Loi, Droits humains et religion

10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)

Spiritualité et religiosités alternatives

S-2

Tatiana Bužeková

› Alternative spiritual community as a factor of social support - Danijela Jerotijevic, Comenius University in Bratislava 10:30-10:50 (20min)

› Pagans Reborn! The History of Modern Slovak Paganism 1990 – 2025 - Michal Puchovský, Institute for Sociology of Slovak Academy of Sciences 10:50-11:10 (20min)

› Occulture, Media, and the Collapse of Yugoslavia: A Study of Tajne Magazine (1987–1994) - Maria Pinal Villanueva, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade 11:10-11:30 (20min)

› La résurgence des cultes polythéistes en Grèce et en Italie : transformations religieuses et enjeux de reconnaissance dans l'espace public européen - Nephelie Skarlatos, Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités, École française dÁthènes 11:30-11:50 (20min)

10:30 - 12:00 (1h30)

Loi, Droits humains et religion

S-3

Romain Mertens

› Challenges to the Soul of Europe by Religious Pluralism, Political Ideologies and Secularism - Per Pettersson, Karlstad University, Sweden and Uppsala University, Sweden 10:30-10:50 (20min)

› Transformations of human dignity in Christian Churches in Slovakia - Lubomir Batka, Comenius University in Bratislava 10:50-11:10 (20min)

› A comparative study of the dynamics of political orientations and attitudes toward selected human rights issues in the context of religiosity - Iveta Štefanovičová, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Slovak Academy of Sciences 11:10-11:30 (20min)

› Countering the Challenges to Gender justice, rights and democratic sustainability among migrant Muslim women communities in Europe - TEHSEEN NISAR, COPAIR 11:30-11:50 (20min)

Déjeuner

12:00 - 13:30 (1h30)

Déjeuner

La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes
Entre les mondes religieux et non-religieux

13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)

La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes

S-2

(1) Anne Lancien

› Le rapport de force entre l'Église orthodoxe et les forces pro-occidentales en Géorgie - Shorena ASABASHVILI, Centre d'histoire des sociétés Médiévales et Modernes 13:30-13:50 (20min)

› Changing Legitimation strategies by using a complex concept of Christianity in political discourses - A Hungarian case study - Anna Vancsó, Slovak Academy of Science [Bratislava] 13:50-14:10 (20min)

› Rethinking the Religious Dimension in Populist Radical Right Discourse: A Socio-Cultural Approach - Konstantinos Papastathis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Stavroula Koskina, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 14:30-14:50 (20min)

13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)

Entre les mondes religieux et non-religieux

S-3

Juraj Majo

› Alternative spiritual practices in Slovakia: lived experience, identity, and community - Tatiana Bužeková, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 13:30-13:50 (20min)

› Alternative spiritualities in Slovakia and their expressions in personal development in the workplace - Zuzana Bártová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice 13:50-14:10 (20min)

› « Les athées baptisés » : la reconnaissance des religions en Turquie contemporaine face aux tensions politico-religieuses - Kerem Gorkem Arslan, Droit, religion, entreprise et société, lÍnstitut Français dÉtudes Anatoliennes 14:10-14:30 (20min)

› Distinct (Non)Religious Views on the Environment - Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme - Lauren Strumos, University of Waterloo and University of Alberta Augustana 14:30-14:50 (20min)

Pause café

15:00 - 15:30 (30min)

Pause café

La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes
Migrations et paysages religieux

15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)

La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes

S-2

(2) - Norbet Kmeť

› Religious Policies and the Role of Religion in the South Caucasus Since 1991: A Comparative Perspective - Ansgar Jödicke, University of Fribourg, Department of Social Sciences 15:30-15:55 (25min)

› Character and Historical Roots of a Special State Christianity: Case of Hungary - Csaba Fazekas, University of Miskolc, Hungary 15:55-16:15 (20min)

› Paradoxes of (Il)liberal democracy: the role of Christian Democracy - Martino Comelli, Institute for Sociology, Slovak Academy of Science [Bratislava] 16:15-16:40 (25min)

› The Notion of Dynamic Neutrality and the European Court of Human Rights in the Era of Religious Change - Tsevas Christos, Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Law, Komotini, Greece 16:40-17:00 (20min)

15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)

Migrations et paysages religieux

S-3

Miroslav Tížik

› The Influence of Slovak Religious Communities on the Residence Strategies of Ukrainian Refugees with Temporary Protection - Mariia Kazmyrchuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Кyiv, Faculty of History, Kyiv, Ukraine 15:30-15:50 (20min)

› Negotiating the Issues of Religious Identity and Belonging in the Refugee Stories - Anita Stasulane, Daugavpils University, Latvia 15:50-16:10 (20min)

› Faith on the Move: Exploring the Religious Life of Labor Immigrants in Croatia - Nikolina Hazdovac Bajić, University of Dubrovnik - Siniša Zrinščak, University of Zagreb 16:10-16:30 (20min)

› Transnationalisation of the Vojvodina Slovak Community and the Dynamics of its Religiosity - Juraj Marušiak - Sanja Zlatanović, Institute of Political Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences 16:30-16:50 (20min)

Présentation du livre Religion and Covid 19 en Europe

17:00 - 17:20 (20min)

Présentation du livre Religion and Covid 19 en Europe

S-2

Brian Conway

Dîner

18:30 - 20:00 (1h30)

Dîner

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08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00	Ouverture 8:45 - 9:00 (15min) Ouverture S-3 Anne-Laure Zwilling (EUREL), Miroslav Tížik (Slovak Academy of Sciences), Róbert Karul (Slovak Academy of Sciences), Marián Zouhar (Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava),Thomas Perrin (Ambassy of France in Slovakia) Religion and Belief Equality under Directive 2000/78: Challenges for EU Integration 9:00 - 10:00 (1h) Religion and Belief Equality under Directive 2000/78: Challenges for EU Integration S-3 Lucy Vickers (introduction and chair: Romain Mertens) https://relig-recomp.sciencesconf.org/data/program/EUREL_2025_L_Vickers_presentation.pptx Pause café 10:00 - 10:30 (30min) Pause café Spiritualité et religiosités alternatives Loi, Droits humains et religion 10:30 - 12:00 (1h30) Spiritualité et religiosités alternatives S-2 Tatiana Bužeková › Alternative spiritual community as a factor of social support - Danijela Jerotijevic, Comenius University in Bratislava 10:30-10:50 (20min) › Pagans Reborn! The History of Modern Slovak Paganism 1990 – 2025 - Michal Puchovský, Institute for Sociology of Slovak Academy of Sciences 10:50-11:10 (20min) › Occulture, Media, and the Collapse of Yugoslavia: A Study of Tajne Magazine (1987–1994) - Maria Pinal Villanueva, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade 11:10-11:30 (20min) › La résurgence des cultes polythéistes en Grèce et en Italie : transformations religieuses et enjeux de reconnaissance dans l'espace public européen - Nephelie Skarlatos, Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités, École française dÁthènes 11:30-11:50 (20min) 10:30 - 12:00 (1h30) Loi, Droits humains et religion S-3 Romain Mertens › Challenges to the Soul of Europe by Religious Pluralism, Political Ideologies and Secularism - Per Pettersson, Karlstad University, Sweden and Uppsala University, Sweden 10:30-10:50 (20min) › Transformations of human dignity in Christian Churches in Slovakia - Lubomir Batka, Comenius University in Bratislava 10:50-11:10 (20min) › A comparative study of the dynamics of political orientations and attitudes toward selected human rights issues in the context of religiosity - Iveta Štefanovičová, Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Slovak Academy of Sciences 11:10-11:30 (20min) › Countering the Challenges to Gender justice, rights and democratic sustainability among migrant Muslim women communities in Europe - TEHSEEN NISAR, COPAIR 11:30-11:50 (20min) Déjeuner 12:00 - 13:30 (1h30) Déjeuner La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes Entre les mondes religieux et non-religieux 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes S-2 (1) Anne Lancien › Le rapport de force entre l'Église orthodoxe et les forces pro-occidentales en Géorgie - Shorena ASABASHVILI, Centre d'histoire des sociétés Médiévales et Modernes 13:30-13:50 (20min) › Changing Legitimation strategies by using a complex concept of Christianity in political discourses - A Hungarian case study - Anna Vancsó, Slovak Academy of Science [Bratislava] 13:50-14:10 (20min) › Rethinking the Religious Dimension in Populist Radical Right Discourse: A Socio-Cultural Approach - Konstantinos Papastathis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Stavroula Koskina, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 14:30-14:50 (20min) 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) Entre les mondes religieux et non-religieux S-3 Juraj Majo › Alternative spiritual practices in Slovakia: lived experience, identity, and community - Tatiana Bužeková, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 13:30-13:50 (20min) › Alternative spiritualities in Slovakia and their expressions in personal development in the workplace - Zuzana Bártová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice 13:50-14:10 (20min) › « Les athées baptisés » : la reconnaissance des religions en Turquie contemporaine face aux tensions politico-religieuses - Kerem Gorkem Arslan, Droit, religion, entreprise et société, lÍnstitut Français dÉtudes Anatoliennes 14:10-14:30 (20min) › Distinct (Non)Religious Views on the Environment - Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme - Lauren Strumos, University of Waterloo and University of Alberta Augustana 14:30-14:50 (20min) Pause café 15:00 - 15:30 (30min) Pause café La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes Migrations et paysages religieux 15:30 - 17:00 (1h30) La religion dans les discours politiques et activistes S-2 (2) - Norbet Kmeť › Religious Policies and the Role of Religion in the South Caucasus Since 1991: A Comparative Perspective - Ansgar Jödicke, University of Fribourg, Department of Social Sciences 15:30-15:55 (25min) › Character and Historical Roots of a Special State Christianity: Case of Hungary - Csaba Fazekas, University of Miskolc, Hungary 15:55-16:15 (20min) › Paradoxes of (Il)liberal democracy: the role of Christian Democracy - Martino Comelli, Institute for Sociology, Slovak Academy of Science [Bratislava] 16:15-16:40 (25min) › The Notion of Dynamic Neutrality and the European Court of Human Rights in the Era of Religious Change - Tsevas Christos, Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Law, Komotini, Greece 16:40-17:00 (20min) 15:30 - 17:00 (1h30) Migrations et paysages religieux S-3 Miroslav Tížik › The Influence of Slovak Religious Communities on the Residence Strategies of Ukrainian Refugees with Temporary Protection - Mariia Kazmyrchuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Кyiv, Faculty of History, Kyiv, Ukraine 15:30-15:50 (20min) › Negotiating the Issues of Religious Identity and Belonging in the Refugee Stories - Anita Stasulane, Daugavpils University, Latvia 15:50-16:10 (20min) › Faith on the Move: Exploring the Religious Life of Labor Immigrants in Croatia - Nikolina Hazdovac Bajić, University of Dubrovnik - Siniša Zrinščak, University of Zagreb 16:10-16:30 (20min) › Transnationalisation of the Vojvodina Slovak Community and the Dynamics of its Religiosity - Juraj Marušiak - Sanja Zlatanović, Institute of Political Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences 16:30-16:50 (20min) Présentation du livre Religion and Covid 19 en Europe 17:00 - 17:20 (20min) Présentation du livre Religion and Covid 19 en Europe S-2 Brian Conway Dîner 18:30 - 20:00 (1h30) Dîner	Christian nationalism and liberal democracy: Europe and the USA in comparative focus 9:00 - 10:00 (1h) Christian nationalism and liberal democracy: Europe and the USA in comparative focus S-3 Jeffrey Haynes (introduction and chair: Rasa Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson) https://relig-recomp.sciencesconf.org/data/program/Christian_nationalism_Europe_USA_Heynes.pdf Pause café 10:00 - 10:30 (30min) Pause café Islam en Europe Recherches empiriques 10:30 - 12:00 (1h30) Islam en Europe S-2 Anne-Laure Zwilling › Transformations communautaires et nouveaux acteurs religieux en Europe : le cas de l'islam caucasien en France - Tamerlan QULIYEV, Université de Strasbourg, ITI MAKErS - Fabrique de la société européenne 10:30-10:50 (20min) › Research on the leisure activities of Muslim associations in Germany and Austria - Martin Klapetek, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice 10:50-11:10 (20min) › La Russie, le MMA et l'Islam : Transformation géopolitique et religieuse à l'ère du soft power et du hard power en Europe - Kevan Gafaïti, Centre Thucydide (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), Sciences Po Paris 11:10-11:30 (20min) › Entre tradition et modernité : L'application du droit musulman en Thrace dans un contexte européen en mutation - Georgios Karantzios, Doctorant contractuel 11:30-11:50 (20min) 10:30 - 12:00 (1h30) Recherches empiriques S-3 Juraj Marušiak › Decline and persistence of religiosity in the contemporary world - Franz Höllinger, University of Graz 10:30-10:50 (20min) › Society and Religion in the Brno-Country District - Miroslav Horák, Mendel University in Brno 10:50-11:10 (20min) › So close and yet so far: The impact of COVID-19-related governmental restrictions on religious life in Slovakia - Michal Uhrin, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 11:10-11:30 (20min) › Religion and (anti)migrant attitudes in Croatia - Željko Pavić, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer Univerity of Osijek - Mateo Žanić, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar 11:30-11:50 (20min) Déjeuner 12:00 - 13:30 (1h30) Déjeuner