IV ISA Forum of Sociology (February 23-28, 2021)

JS-62

Religions, Social Movements and Politics Circulation, Production and Politics of Knowledge in the "Christianisms of Liberation" and Its Adversaries

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC22 Sociology of Religion (host committee)
RC47 Social Classes and Social Movements

Language: English, French and Spanish

Session Type: Oral

Since the structuring of the sociology of religions, various networks of researchers and organizations have been set up to enrich and develop research on the religious in contemporary societies. In this panel, we will welcome contributions devoted to the genealogy and topicality of the articulation of knowledge productions and the constitution of scientific networks related to religion, with a particular interest for the actors of liberation theologies in the South and North of the planet, in a historical perspective (from the middle of the 20th century) as well as in contemporaneous actors. In this context, we will receive contributions analyzing the impacts of both reactionary and progressive religious networks on social movements, political campaigns and parties in the second half of the 20th century and during the 2010's.

At the intersection of the sociology of science, the sociology of networks and globalization, and the sociology of religions, we will also look at trajectories, collaborations and networks of actors (including researchers), in order to understand how these linkages are places of decision and power. Particular attention will be paid to 1), the concepts and authors used by these scholars and networks; 2) the links between religious institutions, political parties and the production of knowledge in the social sciences of religions.

The organizers will publish a thematic issue of Social Compass. International journal in Sociology of Religion, open to the papers presented in this panel.