International Conference Religions and Migrations
Local Diversity and Global Challenges
Religions and Migrations in Southern Europe
September 30 –October
–
1, 2010
Program of the Conference
Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto
(Via Panorâmica,
ca, s/n, 4150-564
4150
Porto)
Thursday, September 30
09:30
Registration
PLENARY SESSION I (Room: Anfiteatro Nobre)
10:00 – 10:45
Words of welcome:
Prof. Helena Vilaça, Chair of Local Committee
Prof. Fátima Marinho, Director of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto
Prof. Virgílio Borges Pereira, Director of the Institute of Sociology of the
University of Porto
Prof. Manuel Carlos Silva, President of the Portuguese Association of Sociology
10:45 – 12:30
Main speaker: Prof. Enzo Pace (University of Padua) - Religion and Migration.
The Impact on the Social Change and the Social Theory
Discussant: Prof. José Madureira Pinto (University of Porto)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
PLENARY SESSION II (Room: Anfiteatro Nobre)
14:00 – 16:00
Religions and migrations in Portugal
Chair: Maria João Oliveira
Donizete Rodrigues (UBI, CRIA-UNL, Columbia University)
Helena Vilaça (University of Porto - ISFLUP)
José Mapril (University of Lisbon - ISCTE)
Ruy Blanes (University of Lisbon - ICS)
Discussant: Paulo Fontes (Portuguese Catholic University - CEHR)
Open discussion
16:00 – 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:00
Workshop
18:00 – 18:45
BOOK PRESENTATION (Room: Sala de Reuniões)
VILAÇA, Helena; PACE, Enzo (eds.) (2010) - Religião em Movimento, Imigrantes e
diversidade religiosa em Portugal e Itália. Porto: Estratégias Criativas.
Presentation by Steffen Dix (University of Lisbon - ICS)
18:45
Welcome party
Friday, October 1
09:00
Registration
09:30 – 11:00
PLENARY SESSION III (Room: Anfiteatro Nobre)
Main speaker: Prof. Liliane Voyé (Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve)- The
images of Islam in Belgium and France
Discussant: Prof. Abdool Karim Vakil (King’s College, London)
11:00 – 13:00
PLENARY SESSION IV (Room: Anfiteatro Nobre)
Religions and migrations in Southern Europe
Chair: Andreia Passos
Annalisa Frisina (University of Padua)
Annalisa Butticci (University of Padua)
Barbara Bertolani (University of Padua)
Discussant: Nina Clara Tiesler (University of Lisbon- ICS)
Open discussion
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:45
Workshop
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:45
PLENARY SESSION V (Room: Anfiteatro Nobre)
Cultural and Religious inter-dialogue
Chair: João Queirós
Camila Cardoso (ACIDI)
Peter Stilwell (Portuguese Catholic University – UCP)
Rui Pena Pires (University of Lisboa - ISCTE)
Jónatas Machado (University of Coimbra)
Discussant: Filipe d’Avillez, (Journalist of Rádio Renascença)
Open discussion
17:45 – 18:30
FINAL SESSION (Room: Anfiteatro Nobre)
Chair: Helena Vilaça
Prof. António Teixeira Fernandes, University of Porto
Dr. Mário Soares, President of the Commission of Religious Freedom (CLR)
Dr. Rosário Farmhouse, High Commissioner for Immigration and for Intercultural
Dialogue (ACIDI)
Local Committee:
Helena Vilaça (Chair)
Andreia Passos
Manuela Sousa Luz
Maria João Oliveira
Paula Rocha