378 - Section on Sociology of Religion Invited Session. Reclaiming Democracy? Political Movements, Religion and Social Change

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

Struggles over contemporary injustices and the future direction of society often play out around particular issues framed as ‘political.” But recent work on social movements, the sociology of culture, and democratic and post-democratic theory show that such struggles fundamentally occur not only on the terrain of politics, but also on the terrains of civil society and mass political culture. On the latter terrains, religion in both its institutionalized and more free-floating forms are central in many societies. This session will explore the intersection of religion and movement politics at the levels of political society, civil society, and political culture through theoretically framed empirical studies.

Sub Unit

• Section on Sociology of Religion

Session Organizer

• Richard L. Wood, University of New Mexico

Presider

• Richard L. Wood, University of New Mexico

Panelists

• Kraig Beyerlein, University of Notre Dame

• Sadia Saeed, Boston University

• Sharon Erickson Nepstad, University of New Mexico

• Andre C. Willis, Brown University