A project examining political pluralism and religious conflict in the modern world Image Ferizaj church and mosque in Kosovo Former CSMCH director Emile Chabal ran a 2-year project around political pluralism and religious conflict in the modern world. The aim was to build a network of specialists from different fields who will come together regularly to explore a number of interconnected themes, including: How religious conflict develops and interacts with other political processes Different models that have been - or could be - used to manage religious conflict The differences in the management and political mobilisation of religious minorities (eg. Jews, Muslims etc.) Existing or emerging tensions between ideas of democratic pluralism and religious values The development or limitation of religious practices in the public sphere The historical legacies of secularism and anti-clericalism A meeting took place in May 2017 at the Insitut Français d'Écosse in Edinburgh, sponsored by the Society for the Study of French History and the Center for the Study of Religion at the University of California-Berkeley. One of the main outputs of this event was an online forum on the SSRC-sponsored website The Immanent Frame, entitled 'History and Theorising the Secular'. This article was published on 2024-06-19
