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Welfare and Civil Society: The Role of Religion

Thursday, July 17, 2014: 5:30 PM-7:20 PM
Room: Harbor Lounge B
RC22 Sociology of Religion (host committee)

Language: English

Session Organizer:
Per PETTERSSON, Karlstad University, Sweden
Chair:
Inger FURSETH, University of Oslo, Norway
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Valdemar KALLUNKI, KyUAS, Finland; Sinisa ZRINSCŤAK, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Faith-Based Organisations and Welfare Provision for Asylum Seekers in Australia (Oral Presentation)
Laura Beth BUGG, The University of Sydney, Australia

Contested Concept and Activities of Religions As Social Capital in Contemporary Japan (Oral Presentation)
Yoshihide SAKURAI, Hokkaido University, Japan

Welfare, Religion, and Values: An Investigation of Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel (Oral Presentation)
David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Does Religion Make Any Difference? (Oral Presentation)
Iziar BASTERRETXEA MORENO, University of Deusto - Bilbao, Spain; Maria ALVAREZ SAINZ, University of the Basque Country, Spain

The Role of Religion in Economy: A Theoretical Analysis (Oral Presentation)
Radek Tadeusz BIERNACKI, Universidad Finis Terrae, Chile