GRACE-ETN aims to foster academic cooperation activities to advance the interdisciplinary scientific study of religion for the promotion of equity, taking into account climate justice and cultural participation rights.
The network’s activities include the organization of a blended winter school for early career researchers (two editions, 24 participants per edition), and the establishment of an alumni network. Additionally, GRACE-ETN will host an annual webinar series (three editions of 6 webinars each, 120 participants per edition) and a yearly reading group (three editions of 6 sessions, 90 participants per edition). To further support its mission, the network will establish a policy briefing group for increased impact, and a project hub to apply for external funding for the continuation of the network. GRACE-ETN will impact over 345 unique participants – mostly undergraduate and graduate students, early career and consolidated researchers, but also practitioners, activists, community leaders, and policymakers – from a diverse range of regions and disciplines, fostering their critical understanding of how the scientific study of religion is central to the enhancement of equity, interculturality, global sustainability and cultural participation. Through its diverse activities and collaborative efforts, GRACE-ETN aims to build relevant academic links, to mobilize resources, and to make a significant contribution to the field of the study of religion and beyond.
Coordinated by the Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalization (CRCG) at the Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society at the University of Groningen (RUG), GRACE-ETN brings together an interdisciplinary mix of ENLIGHT partners –the Centre for Research on Culture and Gender at the University of Ghent and the Basque Immigration Observatory at the University of the Basque Country– and external partners based in ENLIGHT countries –the Research Centre for Sociology of Religion at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ISOR-UAB) and the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures.