We are pleased to announce that the European Research Network “Ethnic Relations, Racism and Antisemitism” will be participating in the European Sociological Association (ESA) conference in Porto, Portugal, from August 27 to August 30, 2024.

This year’s conference will feature a series of thought-provoking sessions addressing key issues related to antisemitism, racism, and ethnic relations in Europe and beyond. Scholars and experts from around the world will gather to share their research and engage in critical discussions on these pressing topics.

Below is the detailed program of the sessions organized by the Research Network RN31:

Session Overview

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

• 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
  • RN31_T01_01: Antisemitism after 7 October, Memory and Rethinking
    Session Chair: Kim Robin Stoller, International Institute for Education and Research on Antisemitism
  • RN31_T01_02: Historical and Conceptual Perspectives on Racism and Antigypsyism in Europe
    Session Chair: Anna Zawadzka, Polish Academy of Sciences
• 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • RN31_T02: Antisemitism after 7 October: Conceptual and Practical Implications
    Session Chair: Heiko Beyer, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
• 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
  • RN31_T03_01: Antisemitism, Perceptions, Practices and Institutional Responses
    Session Chair: Elke Rajal, University of Passau
  • RN31_T03_02: Anti-Roma Racism and Social Exclusion
    Session Chair: David Seymour, City Law School; City, University of London
• 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • RN31_T04: Racism, Belonging and Social Mobility in Diverse Societies
    Session Chair: Gesche Gerdes, University of Passau

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

• 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
  • RN31_T05: Postcolonialism, Antisemitism, and Historical Memory
    Session Chair: Holger Knothe, IU International University of Applied Sciences Munich
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • RN31_BM: Business Meeting
    Session Chairs: Kim Robin Stoller, International Institute for Education and Research on Antisemitism & David Seymour, City Law School; City, University of London
    Location: FC1.1.20 – Venue C
• 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • RN31_T06: Antisemitism, Antizionism, and Public Memory: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
    Session Chair: Ireneusz Krzeminski, Warsaw University
• 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
  • RN31_T07_01: Media, Discourse, and Antisemitism
    Session Chair: Balazs Berkovits, University of Haifa
  • RN31_T07_02: Intersectionality, Racism and Ethnic Relations
    Session Chair: Elke Rajal, University of Passau

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

• 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
  • RN31_T08_01: Historical and Contemporary Antisemitism and Social Constructions of Racial Differences
    Session Chair: David Hirsh, Goldsmiths, University of London
  • RN31_T08_02: Attitudes, Memory and Racialization
    Session Chair: Holger Knothe, IU International University of Applied Sciences Munich
• 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • RN31_T09_01: Trauma, Memory, Social Relations, and Antisemitism
    Session Chair: David Seymour, City Law School; City, University of London
  • RN31_T09_02: Global Perspectives on “Race” and Racism
    Session Chair: Heiko Beyer, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

For more information about the Research Network RN31, please visit our website.

We look forward to welcoming you to Porto for this important and timely conference.