The Linneaus Research Programme, The Impact of Religion: Challenges for Society, Law and Democracy, a Centre of Excellence at Uppsala University, is studying the place of religion in society in the light of complex economic, social, political, legal, and cultural transformations taking place in Sweden and the Nordic countries.
On this website information is provided on the research, research fellows, activities, and publications of this programme. The programme runs for ten years, from 2008-2018, and consists of more than 40 researchers from 6 faculties at Uppsala University. It is supported by The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and Uppsala University.
The basic question of how the increased visibility of religion translates into substantive changes in the Swedish or the Nordic society is explored in six thematic areas, containing a total of some 30 work packages organized around a strict time table and with appointed research personnel. Religion is studied both as a dependent and independent variable in a rapidly changing and legal context.
The uniqueness of this research programme lies in the rich interdisciplinary approach, the unique choice of issues, and the diverse methodologies or theoretical positions employed to understand the issues at stake. Its results are expected to be relevant for future research on secularization, democracy, law, welfare organisation, stress prevention, and identity formation.
For more details on The Impact of Religion research programme, click here.
On this website information is provided on the research, research fellows, activities, and publications of this programme. The programme runs for ten years, from 2008-2018, and consists of more than 40 researchers from 6 faculties at Uppsala University. It is supported by The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and Uppsala University.
The basic question of how the increased visibility of religion translates into substantive changes in the Swedish or the Nordic society is explored in six thematic areas, containing a total of some 30 work packages organized around a strict time table and with appointed research personnel. Religion is studied both as a dependent and independent variable in a rapidly changing and legal context.
The uniqueness of this research programme lies in the rich interdisciplinary approach, the unique choice of issues, and the diverse methodologies or theoretical positions employed to understand the issues at stake. Its results are expected to be relevant for future research on secularization, democracy, law, welfare organisation, stress prevention, and identity formation.
For more details on The Impact of Religion research programme, click here.
