International Conference
Education and Religion in North Western Europe and North America from 1800 to today: tradition and transformation

Dates : 19, 20, 21 novembre 2007
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO) à Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Research Centre : LCEM-MUSE (HLLI - EA3040)
Conference website : http://www.univ-littoral.fr/muselcem.htm

Keynote addresses
Aine Hyland, Professor of Education and Vice-President of University College Cork, Ireland

Philippe Boutry, professeur d’histoire contemporaine à l’Université de Paris I et directeur d'études à l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)

Call for papers in English or French
Despite a century of increasing and accelerated secularisation, the debate about religion in education is far from over, as shown by such controversies as:
- the wearing of visible religious symbols
- the increasing influence of creationism
- the emphasis on separate religious communities.
In this overall context, apart from change and continuity, societies are in a state of uncertainty, actors negotiate and those in power muddle through.
Since the religious reforms of the sixteenth century, the place of religion in education has always been at the heart of how North Western European and North American societies see their future.
The objective of this multi-disciplinary conference is to reconsider this constantly evolving question, in the above-mentioned geographical area after 1800 - from the period of revolution to the social effects of globalisation nowadays.
The following themes will be privileged:
- national policy-development and implementation; the organisation of educational institutions; school and university administration.
- religion as a reference in education systems, and its place in curricula, practice and behaviour.

Organisation of conference
Deadline for submission of proposals : 15th January 2007.
Proposals should be sent by e-mail to Imelda Elliott (Elliott@univ-littoral.fr) with an attached file containing the surname and the first name of the presenter (in the event of several presenters, the main presenter) in format *rtf or *doc, Times New Roman 12. Please do not over-format the text with the word-processor. In the e-mail, mention “Conference Education and Religion” as the subject. Proposals should take the form of title, author(s)/presenter(s), contact details and an abstract of 100 words. Send to Professor Imelda Elliott - Elliott@univ-littoral.fr
See website for more details.