01/07/2026 09:00
- 19:30
HALL: Pola A208
Contact:
Kunte M.
Chair:
Giorda M.C.
In this panel, PhD candidates present and discuss their ongoing or recently completed research within the wide field of the study of religion. The aim of the session is to provide a scholarly forum in which emerging researchers can share their current research, receive constructive feedback, and engage in critical dialogue with peers and senior academics. Part 1 of the panel "Religious Identities and Multireligious Societies" (Maximilian Kunte, Caterina Pignotti, Salvatore Senatore, Ihsan Altintas, Liri Tourgeman, Manuela Iapaol; Chair: Maria Chiara Giorda) brings together doctoral researchers exploring how religious communities construct, negotiate, and express identity within increasingly diverse and plural societies. Part 2 "Contemporary Religious Challenges" (Claudia Varotti, Nancy Wu, Szilvi Watson, Natalia Wizimirska, Anna Raskova; Chair: Valeria Fabretti) presents doctoral research engaging with the complex and often contested role of religion in contemporary public life. Part 3 "Theology/Philosophy" (Lorenzo Marcantognini, Leonid Sevastyanov, Henrike Engelhardt, Andrea Avellino, Giustina Benedetta Baron, Matthias Heinecke; Chair: Kristina Stoeckl) gathers doctoral researchers working at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and intellectual history. By offering a platform for doctoral research, this panel seeks to highlight new directions in the study of religion and encourage international exchange among early-career researchers. The panel is organized jointly by the PhD in Politics in Luiss (Kristina Stoeckl and Maximilian Kunte) and the Italian National PhD in Peace Studies (Maria Chiara Giorda, Uni Roma Tre, and Carmelo Russo, Uni Sapienza).
