News from 2014
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Maria Klingenberg teacher of the year - again
CRS- and Impactresearcher Maria Klingenberg is the best teacher, according to the students.
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Renegotiating the Role of Majority Churches in Nordic Parliamentary Debates on Same-Sex Unions
New article published by Jonas Lindberg.
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CRS-Impact of Religion Newsletter No 5 2014
The last newsletter of the year is now published.
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Impact researchers explore diakonia as a research field and as social practice
Articles by Anders Bäckström and Annette Leis-Peters in Diakonia As Christian Social Practice.
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Religious internet forums integrate and differentiate
New article from former visiting researcher Marta Kołodziejska.
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Mediatised religion – many questions remain
Mia Lövheim and Marta Axner discuss new questions and approaches to religion in the public spheres.
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Medical aid in dying in Quebec – legal considerations
New article published by Impact researcher Kavot Zillén and Santa Slokenberga.
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CRS to conduct inquiry for the Equality Ombudsman
The Uppsala Religion and Society Research Centre has been assigned to conduct an analysis on how Muslims are portrayed in Swedish media.
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Per Pettersson appointed Vice President of Research Committee 22
Impact director appointed to the board of ISA research committee.
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Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg new chairman of the board in Riksbankens jubileumsfond
Remains as a researcher in Impact-programme.
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Gina Gustavsson receives another grant
Six million SEK to Impactresearcher.
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”We must dare to take the dialogue with religions”
Teachers’ journal addresses Impact project on RE.
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Historian of Religion is visiting scholar in NY
Impact researcher Per-Erik Nilsson to research and lecture in USA and Canada.
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A changing religious map
UNT published interview with Impact researchers.
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Impact researcher on good and bad secularism in the French debate
Per-Erik Nilsson comments on a new discourse.
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Atheism is more than absence of religion
Read the intervju with post doc Stephen LeDrew.
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Impact researcher receives funding for five years of research
More than six million SEK to Gina Gustavsson.
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CRS/Impact Newsletter NO 4 2014
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Impact researchers gathered in Sigtuna
Kick off for the remaining four years of the programme.
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Welfare achievements on religious grounds
New anthology published from the Impact programme.
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Religion and modernity intersect on Facebook
Oriol Poveda has come across new ways to combine Orthodox Judaism and environmentalism.
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Muslim women’s shelter play down its religious identity
Impact researcher explores Sisters’ Shelter Somaya in a new article.
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Should churches engage in schools and care of the elderly?
CRS-researcher Jonas Lindberg applies a theoretical perspective on one of today’s big issues for the churches.
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Cabinet Minister call for more church activity in the public debate
Minister for Public Administration cites research summary by Anders Bäckström and Ulrika Svalfors to state his case.
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CRS welcomes Romanian guest researcher
Doctoral student Simona Sav to spend three months at the Uppsala Religion and Society Research Centre.
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Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon new director of CRS
Succeeds Anders Sjöborg.
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A challenging task to solve multicultural family disputes
Impact researcher Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg explores case law in a new book chapter.
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New anthology: The Changing Soul of Europe
Professor Per Pettersson co-editor of a publication portraying the new religious map of Europe.
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Impact researcher expert member in commission of inquiry
Professor Anna Singer advises government inquiry on the 2006 custody reform.
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Impact researchers explore the customization of science
Mikael Stenmark and Ulf Zackariasson editors of a new anthology.
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More than one million Swedes have a strong and active relationship to religious bodies
Professor Anders Bäckström and Ulrika Svalfors summarize research on the role of faith based organizations.
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Impact researcher appointed new deputy vice-rector at Uppsala University
Professor Anna Singer deputy vice-rector of the Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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CRS/Impact Newsletter No 3 2014
Nr 3 2014.
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Impact has fostered “research of extremely high international quality”
Half time evaluation resulted in increased funding for Impact of Religion.
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Three new doctoral students join Impact of Religion
Two Psychologists of Religion and one Sociologist of Religion are new members of the research Programme.
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CRS researcher chaired seminar on politics and civil society
“Stay away from politics, civil society!” Or…?
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Impact researcher in radio programme
LLD Mosa Sayed about prohibition of forced marriages.
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Impact researcher appointed to the The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters
Professor Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg takes place in the Academy.
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Iranian scholar joins the Impact of Religion Programme
PhD Sedigheh Vasmaghi to work with Theme 3.
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Ingrid Bergman, Morals, and Private International Law
Impact researcher Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg explores the impact of law and religion on the turbulent life of Ingrid Berman.
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Impact researcher to give seminar at Yale University
Doctoral student Kavot Zillén gives seminar on healthcare and human rights.
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Canadian Sociologist joins Impact of religion-programme
Postdoc to Stephen LeDrew, York University, Canada.
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New Deputy Director appointed for Impact of Religion
Associate Professor Anna-Sara Lind to succeed Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg.
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Diaconal institutions were hidden in the welfare state
New article by Annette Leis-Peters shows that faith-based organizations contributed to the welfare state.
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Symposium focused on the construction of religion and the secular
Modern Government, Sovereignty and the Category of Religion, Uppsala, May 8-11.
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Positive freedom a risky concept
New article by Impact researcher Gina Gustavsson.
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New publication deals with religious and social change.
Religious and Social Change in the Glocal Community.
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Newsletter No 2 2014
On May 5th, the second CRS/Impact Newsletter of the year was sent.
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Programme fixed for Modern Government, Sovereignty and the Category of Religion
Conference in Uppsala, May 8-11.
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Welfare States and the Impact of Religion
Interdisciplinary workshops at CRS.