30/06/2026 15:30
- 17:30
HALL: Parenzo - Aula Magna
Contact:
Ferrari A.
Chair:
Sullivan W.
Speaker:
Angelucci A.,
Ferrari A.,
Giorda C.,
Jamal M.,
Valenzi I.
authorAMC:
Angelucci A.,
Ferrari A.,
Giorda C.,
Valenzi I.
For the past five years, the REDESM Research Center (Religions, Rights and Economies in the Mediterranean Space) at the University of Insubria (www.redesm.org) has developed its own editorial series: the Giappichelli-Routledge series Religion, Law and Economics in the Mediterranean Space, which has begun to offer an insightful overview of the dynamics of religious freedom across the two shores of the Mediterranean. Economic and social transformations significantly affect core dimensions of this right: the role of freedom of conscience, relations among religious communities, the place of religious phenomena within constitutional frameworks, the status of women, questions of security, and, more broadly, the geopolitical position of the Mediterranean region within the international arena. This panel aims to take stock of these issues by presenting four volumes of the series, each of which seeks to build a bridge of analysis, research, and reflection between two worlds that are increasingly interconnected.
Particular attention will be devoted to three volumes that help provide a comprehensive picture of the main issues at stake: Freedom of Religion, Security and the Law (2023); Women, Agency and Religion: Social and Legal Issues in the Mediterranean Public Space (2024); Diversity, Fear and Religions: Cultural Accommodation in a Globalized World (2025); and Political, Social, Religious and Economic Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa from Covid-19 to Agenda 2030 (2025). The panel will present the findings of four research projects, offering an interdisciplinary, forward-looking, and comparative reflection that provides an up-to-date perspective on some of the most pressing topics in contemporary religious studies.
