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Highlights from the UCSIA Pre-Summer School Webinar
Religious Nationalism, Populist Charisma, and the Sacred Ahead of the 2026 UCSIA Summer School on Religion, Culture and Society, UCSIA hosted an online webinar featuring two alumni who returned to present their current scholarly work. Religion and Nationalism in...
Mursed Alam Organizes Interfaith Lecture Series and Publishes New Work
Mursed Alam, alumnus of the 2017 UCSIA Summer School, recently shared a series of publications and initiatives reflecting his engagement with literature, religion, and interfaith dialogue. Mursed Alam is actively involved in fostering interreligious dialogue. Together...
Simon Polinder’s Book on Religion and International Relations Now Available in Open Access
Simon Polinder, who participated in the UCSIA Summer School in 2011, recently shared that his book Towards a New Christian Political Realism: The Amsterdam School of Philosophy and the Role of Religion in International Relations - originally published in 2024 - is now...
Webinar | When Faith Meets Power: Christian Nationalism and Populism in the US and Russia
How do religion and media shape contemporary nationalism? In this webinar, UCSIA Summer School alumni Daniel Nilsson DeHanas and Marko Veković discuss Christian nationalism in the US and Russia through two striking case studies. On 2 April 2026 (13:00–14:00 CEST | UTC...
Iona Ramsay Defends PhD and Starts Postdoctoral Research at Cardiff University
Iona Ramsay, alumna of the UCSIA Summer School 2024, recently successfully defended her PhD and has now started a postdoctoral position at Cardiff University. Her doctoral dissertation, defended in April, is titled “From Anti-Communism to Illiberalism: Romanian...
Stéphanie Machabée Appointed International Engagement Manager at the British Library
Stéphanie Machabée, who participated in the UCSIA Summer School programme in 2019 and returned for the UCSIA alumni workshop in 2023, has recently started a new role as International Engagement Manager at the British Library in London. In this position, Stéphanie will...
Meghan Elizabeth Kallman Publishes Book on Climate Change and Family Planning
Meghan Elizabeth Kallman, participant in the UCSIA Summer School 2017, recently published the book The Conceivable Future: Planning Families and Taking Action in the Age of Climate Change (2024) together with Josephine Ferorelli. The volume was published by Rowman...
Jens Van Rompaey Defends PhD and Publishes on Synodality and Ecclesiology
On Monday 29 September 2025, Jens Van Rompaey (alumnus of the 2024 UCSIA Summer School) successfully defended his FWO-funded research project on synodality in the Catholic Church, thereby obtaining his PhD in Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies,...
Arisy Abror Dzukroni Presents at ASEAS Conference and Publishes on Islamic Law in Indonesia
Arisy Abror Dzukroni, participant in the most recent UCSIA Summer School, has recently shared news of both a conference presentation and a new publication. In September 2025, Arisy took part in the Association of Southeast Asian Studies (ASEAS) Conference, held at St...
Ann Gillian Chu Shares New Publications, Research Project, and Public Scholarship on Hong Kong Christianity
Ann Gillian Chu, alumna of the UCSIA Summer Schools in 2019 and 2013, has recently shared a series of scholarly and public-facing activities reflecting her ongoing engagement with religion, identity, migration, and social change in Hong Kong. Among her forthcoming...
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