NORFAS researcher Tomas Poletti Lundström, together with CEMFOR (the Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism) at Uppsala University, is organizing this upcoming conference and encourages us to spread the word:
Nation, Race, Religion: CEMFOR Conference 2026
16–18 September 2026, Uppsala, Sweden
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 across 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. We welcome all proposals related to the conference theme, including both historical and contemporary perspectives.
Abstract deadline: 15 March 2026.
Full call: http://www.cemfor2026.com