| Date / Time | 27 November 2017 (Mon.) 10:00–14:00 |
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| Venue | Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (JaCMES) |
| Language | English |
| Jointly sponsored by | MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (1801) "Relational Studies on Global Crisis" Unit A01 "States and Institutions" , JaCMES, Core Project "Political, Social and Cultural Polarization and its Backgrounds in the Middle East and the Muslim World" |
| 10:00 | Opening Remarks : Aiko Nishikida, Director, Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (JaCMES) |
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| 10:15 | "Resecularization in the context of Iran and Turkey: A Conceptual Discussion" Yasuyuki Matsunaga, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan |
| 10:45 | "Resecularization as a Project: A Case of Post-Gezi Turkey" Umut Azak, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 11:15 | General Discussion I (Discussant: Gianluca Parolin, Aga Khan University, London, UK) |
| 11:45 | Short Break |
| 12:00 | "Desecularization in a Secular State? Diyanet and the Expansion of the Religious Sphere in Turkey" Sevgi Adak, Aga Khan University, London, UK |
| 12:30 | "The Evolution of the Ulema and the Prospects for Turkish Secularism" Ceren Lord, University of Oxford, UK |
| 13:00 | "Resecularization in Iran: A Shi’ism Perspective" Naser Ghobadzadeh, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia |
| 13:30 | General Discussion II |
| 14:00 | Closing Remarks : Aiko Nishikida, JaCMES |
