Shakirullah Dawar

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What are the future trends in research in the field of social sciences?
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 Sep 29, 2020

I am thinking to start working on a few research papers/articles. This question aims to guide me
regarding possible future research trends in the field of social sciences, for example in the domains of
Development Studies; Conflict, Peace and Development; and Cultural Anthropology.
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Itishree Padhi

 Oct 2, 2020
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Post Pandemic world and the economy affected by it. You should choose a topic in relation to it, in
your local context, and social environment to get into the reality of the problem.
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Paweł Plichta

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PANEL: Religious experiences of contemporary pilgrims - during EuARe
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 Jan 3, 2020
The European Academy of Religion announces its fourth Annual Conference, which will take place in
Münster (Germany) between Monday, August 30th and Thursday, September 2nd. Westfälische
Wilhelms-Universität Münster will be the organizing institution.
Due to the cancellation of #EuARe2020, it will be possible to re-submit for the next annual conference
those panels that were already accepted in 2020 and were listed in the conference program - This is our
case!
Proponents will find a dedicated submission form that will be open from Friday, December 4th to
Wednesday, December 23rd. Re-submitted panels will be automatically included in the conference
program.
Further to the re-submission, proponents will be able to make adjustments to the general setting of their
sessions. Changes to the panel duration are possible, but not guaranteed.
PANEL: Religious experiences of contemporary pilgrims The panel aims to discuss relations between
cultural and religious heritage and the religious experiences of modern pilgrims. Who is a modern
“real” pilgrim? How the religious heritage is perceived and experienced during its journey? How the
religious heritage is interpreted in literary and visual representations? The panel is mainly focused on
networks called European Cultural Route i.e. Santiago de Compostela Pilgrim Routes (1987); Via
Francigena (1994); Saint Martin of Tours Route (2005), Cluniac Sites in Europe (2005), European
Route of Cistercian abbeys (2010), European Cemeteries Route (2010), Route of Saint Olav Ways
(2010), Huguenot and Waldensian trail (2013), Routes of Reformation (2019) but it accepts papers on
other local examples and non-European studies and perspectives.
The deadline for paper submission is Friday, MARCH, 19th, 2021 (23.59, GMT +1) Contact:
pabloplichta@gmail.com
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Rebecca Habergham

 Feb 3, 2020
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I am very interested in this topic. I am a mental health nurse in the UK and have also walked the
Camino on a number of occasions. A close friend of mine who is also a nurse supported a fellow
Pilgrim on the Camino Way who then had to be admitted to a psychiatric ward - with unusual beliefs of
a religious nature. The narrative which psychiatry adds to such experience seems to have a pivotal role
in recovery. Often there is a total rejection of personal narrative - and in so doing - missing connection
and understanding. I look forward to hearing others views. Rebecca - Bradford Early Intervention in
Psychosis Team
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Muthana Makki Mohammedali

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The Making of Counter Culture
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 Apr 2, 2019
We all know that illegal practices are fought by state or mainstream authority. However, many illegal
organizations enjoy vigor and influence that rival those of the recognized/legal/mainstream authority
though they work in the dark and are denied public support, resources and recognition. These illegal
entities or practices sometimes show an impact that threatens the stability of society, that society which
is supported by the recognized authority with its laws, regulations, and resources.
Of course what is legal or legitimate is relative. But how comes that such bodies/entities/practices
flourish in spite of the regulations put by mainstream authorities?
My question is cannot the methods and techniques used by the "dark" forces be implemented by the
second in order to establish human rights that guarantee equality and nation-welfare? Examples
abound: gun market, drugs, prostitution, human trafficking, research black market...etc.
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Martin Joseph Gallagher

 Apr 17, 2019

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Hi Muthana,
I recommend you have a look at Baumol, W. J. (1990). Entrepreneurship: Productive, unproductive,
and destructive. Journal of Political Economy,
98 (5), 893 - 921. This is pretty much regarded as a key text in respect of illegal entrepreneurship.
I've written a bit on this too, generally in relation to organised crime. You will find my work on my
home page if it is of interest.
I think a really interesting 'case study' to look at that relates to your question is 20th century alcohol
prohibition in the United States. A good article on this is at:
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/alcohol-prohibition-was-failure
Hope this is helpful.
Kind Regards,
Martin
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Damien Villers

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Is memetics really dead?
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 Feb 5, 2019
Memetics, the study of memes and how cultural units replicate, was like a shooting star. Although it
was trendy at first, it was officially buried in 2005 with the death of its official journal. A few articles
(e.g. Vada 2015) say it's still alive but I wonder. Does anyone here study it right now? What aspect do
you study or how do you use it in your studies? Personally, I use a lot of concepts from memetics
(meme fitness, stages for replication, etc) and adapt them to linguistics for proverbs and idioms. There
are still many applications for memetics and I think it's a shame that it has gone "under the radar".
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WOJCIECH BORKOWSKI

 Apr 14, 2019

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