European Academy of Religion Annual Conference 2019

The panel aims to focus on the role of interreligious and intercultural dialogue in social inclusion of migrants and refugees in Europe. Current academic discourse on migration and refugee studies is usually neglecting the role of religious actors especially in integration processes. Papers presented in this panel will be interdisciplinary oriented, focusing on migrants/refugees and interreligious/intercultural dialogue in the context of Europe. We will also examine political and media discourse and their impact on the perception, reception and integration of migrants in European local communities.

Chair:
Aleksandra Djurić Milovanović (Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts / KAICIID)

Panelists:
His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel (Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, KAICIID Board Member)
Mohammed Abu-Nimer (American University / KAICIID)
Angela Maria Arbelaez (Interfaith Intercultural Dialogue group – ART Bridges)
Elena Dini (Sacred Heart Basilica Interfaith Dialogue Project)

Language: English