Developing the Brazil Indigenous Science and Religion Network (BISREN)
Summary: The Brazil Indigenous Science and Religion Network (BISREN) aims to increase our understanding of the relationship between knowledge and belief within a Brazilian indigenous context. Its planned activities across 24 months will attract a range of academics from various subjects, such as the anthropology, psychology, and sociology of religion, the philosophy and history of […]
MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Research Network on Science and Religion in Society
Summary: In Israel, the UEA, Turkey, and many other countries in the MENA region, the study of the interface of science and religion from a social science perspective is not yet developed into an established field of inquiry. The proposed network seeks to help encourage research that studies the social and cultural dimensions of the […]
European Network on Science, Religion and Health
Summary: The principal aim of the European Network on Science, Religion and Health is to foster collaboration among researchers working at the intersection of science, religion and health in Europe. The network has three main lines of action. First, to stimulate communication and theoretical cross-fertilisation between researchers in order to advance the understanding of social […]
Latin-American Research Network for the Study of Science, Belief and Society
Summary: The project will set up a research network for the study of the relationships of science, and belief in Latin American societies. Network’s aims are: To analyse regional research agendas on the relationships and impact of science and belief in Latin American societies. To improve public communication capacities of Latin American researchers working on […]
Religion and Astrobiology in Culture and Society (RACS Network)
Summary: We propose to establish a multidisciplinary network of scholars to collaborate on research concerning the social and cultural aspects of the intersection of religion and astrobiology. Despite the great cultural traction and public interest in this topic, it has received little attention within the social sciences and allied disciplines (e.g., history). Our network will […]
