Opening conference of the project "The Civil Society in the Shadow of the State"

Join the opening conference of the project
‘The Civil Society in the Shadow of the State’

Please join the opening conference of the project ’The Civil Society in the Shadow of the State’ (CISTAS) performed by Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen and Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School.

The Civil Society in the Shadow of the State (CISTAS) project analyses the Danish civil society, historically, sociologically and politically, raising these questions; what role has civil society had in the development of the modern state and the welfare state? What role do civil society play today and what role will it play in the future?

At the conference main theses and sub projects will be presented.

Program:

Date: 24th August 2015, Time: 10 am – 12.15 pm.

Location: Råvarebygningen, Copenhagen Business School.

Content:

09:00 – Register (coffee, tea and breakfast)

09:30 – Welcome by Lars Bo Kaspersen, University of Copenhagen

09:40 – Presentation of the project ’The Civil Society in the Shadow of the State’ by Lars Bo Kaspersen, University of Copenhagen & Liv Egholm, Copenhagen Business School

10:00 – Keynote speech: Professor Frank Adloff, Erlangen-Nürnberg, (titel t.b.a.)

10:45 – Coffee and tea

11:00 – Sub project: ‘Civil society and democracy: A relationship of mutual dependencies? Historical perspectives and contemporary potentialities in a Danish context’ by Christiane Mossin University of Copenhagen

11:30 – Sub project: ’Voluntarism, revivalism, and welfare: The Inner Mission's ethical project’ by Anders Sevelsted, CBS

12:00 – Discussion and questions

12:15 – Thank you and Goodbye

If you have any questions please contact Mette Storgaard Nielsen: msn@ifs.ku.dk

We are looking forward to see you!

Lars Bo Kaspersen, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen and Liv Egholm, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School.