LUCE PROJECT ON RELIGION IN GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY

2012 REGIONAL WORKSHOP

AGENDA

pdf

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21:  Full Day Session
Mosher Alumni House, Board Room, UCSB Campus

9:00-9:30
Welcome, Introductory Comments, Workshop Goals
Mark Juergensmeyer, Orfalea Center Director, University of California Santa Barbara

Self Introduction from Workshop Participants

 

9:30-10:45 FIRST SESSION
Moderator: Paul Amar

Question:  What is the role of religion in the recent socio-political transformations?

Panelists:
Mohammed Bamyeh
Rosalind Hackett
Jeffrey Haynes
Jacob Olupona

 

10:45-11:00 BREAK

 

11:00-12:30 SECOND SESSION
Moderator: Nadege Clitandre

Question:  What role do religious institutions play in supporting humanitarian activities?

Panelists:
Mae Cannon
William Headley
Dwight Hopkins
Karel Zalenka

 

12:30-1:30 WORKING LUNCH
Alumni Hall, Mosher
Participants present brief summary of academic and organizational programs

 

1:30-3:00 THIRD SESSION
Moderator: Juan E. Campo

Question: How does the changing political climate influence the work of humanitarian organizations?

Panelists:
Sarah Blackmun-Eskow
Robert Dowd
Richard Falk
Fritz Lampe
Thomas Tighe

 

3:00-3:30 BREAK-REFRESHMENTS

 

3:30-5:00 FOURTH SESSION
Moderator: Kathleen Moore

Question: How does the work of humanitarian organizations influence the political climate?

Panelists:
Waleed El Ansary
Hilal Elver
Steve Eskow
Laura Grillo

 

5:00-6:00 SUMMARY AND CLOSING COMMENTS

                              

Links:

Participants

Schedule