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Nation
Against the backdrop of a renewed nationalist wave in Europe and beyond – recurrently tied to notions of religious or ethnic belonging – there is an urgent need to analyse how nation, race, and religion function as boundary-making concepts that justify both exclusion and inclusion. These categories have historically shaped hierarchies and persecution, while also at times being invoked to articulate visions of community, equality, and justice. They are not fixed but continually interpreted, contested, and reconfigured across different contexts.
The conference Nation, Race, Religion aims to bring together scholars over disciplinary and thematic confines to discuss how these categories appear and operate in both historical and contemporary settings. By fostering dialogue across diverse fields, the conference seeks to advance theoretical and methodological development and provide space for the presentation of new empirical research.
The conference will take place 16-18 September 2026 and is organized by the Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism at Uppsala University in collaboration with the Unit of Research and Analysis at the Church of Sweden.
Keynote speakers
Keynote speakers
Kathleen M. Blee
Kathleen M. Blee
Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Pigga Keskitalo
Pigga Keskitalo
Professor of Education at the University of Lapland and a member of the Sámi Parliament of Finland.
Federico Settler
Federico Settler
Associate Professor in Theology and Religion at University of Kwazulu-Natal
Anya Topolski
Anya Topolski
Associate Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at Radboud University Nijmegen
Full conference details will be published in due course.
Full conference details will be published in due course.
Contact: info@cemfor2026.com
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