Launch of the Transregional Research Network CETREN

The "CeMIS-CeMEAS Transregional Research Network (CETREN)" has been officially inauguratedat Paulinerkirche on 6 Dec 2013.
Funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), CETREN fosters exciting new collaborations between disciplines and area studies to produce innovative “place-based” knowledge in the social sciences and humanities.The Launch showcased CETREN’s pilot project "The Politics of Secularism and the Emergence of New Religiosities." The event featured talks by Prof John R. Bowen (Washington University, St. Louis), Prof Peter van der Veer (MPI MMG, Göttingen), Prof. Birgit Meyer (Universiteit Utrecht), and Prof William Gould (University of Leeds) as well as a photo exhibition on muslim urban quarters in Central Asia and Western China.
You will find the programme of the event here...