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Organisateurs Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft Austrian Research AssociationArbeitsgruppe Zukunft der Demokratie / Working Group on DemocracyConference venueAustrian Foundation for Development research Sensengasse 3 | 1090 ViennaConference TopicThis interdisciplinary conference aims at discussing the relationship between ‘democracy’ and ‘Islam’. The choice of participants reflects this multidisciplinarity and thus welcomes participants from all social sciences and the field of legal studies. Whereas theoretical work is considered important, the Working Group is especially interested in sound analytical and empirical scholarship and the application of qualitative or quantitative methodology commensurate with, and appropriate for the discipline in which the work originates. It should be understood that the goal of the conference is to draw comparative conclusions and develop a general understanding of the matters at hand.Tentative programThursday (November, 5)09.00 Welcome by conference organizers and Introduction09.30 - 11.00 Panel II) European models of incorporation of Islam- What are the implications of historically built state-church-relations for the incorporation of Muslim institutions or the accommodation of Muslim practices?Speakers: Jenny Berglund, Stefan Schima, Liriam Sponholz11-11.30 Coffee Break11.30 - 13.00 Panel IIII) Islamophobia and exclusion (Part I)- How do Islamophobic discourses and/or laws constrain the democratic populus?- What are the implications of Islamophobia for constitutional democracies?Speakers: Osman Gülyesil, Eva Kalny, Luis Hernández AguilarLunch 13.00 – 14.0014.00 - 15.30 Panel IIII) Islamophobia and exclusion (Part II)- How do Islamophobic discourses and/or laws constrain the democratic populus?- What are the implications of Islamophobia for constitutional democracies?  Speakers: Uzma Jamil, Shaireen Rasheed, Wolfgang Aschauer18.30 KEYNOTE LECTUREProf. John L. Esposito (Georgetown University) is University Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown University and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin-Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He is the editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islam and The Oxford History of Islam, and author of Unholy War, What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, and many other acclaimed works.Location:  Festsaal Billrothhaus Frankgasse 8 1090 WienFriday (November, 6)09.00 – 10.30 Panel III III) Relationship Islam – Democracy (Part I)- What can be the role of Islamic institutions in the maintenance and development of democratic institutions and processes?- Can Muslim religious institutions and organizations play a part in supporting democratic norms? Speakers: Yüksel Sezgin, Oliver Hidalgo, Youssef Chouhoud10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break11.00 – 12.30 Panel IIIIII) Relationship Islam – Democracy (Part II)  - What can be the role of Islamic institutions in the maintenance and development of democratic institutions and processes?- Can Muslim religious institutions and organizations play a part in supporting democratic norms?Speakers: Amanda tho Seeth, Yunus Hentschel, Brian KlugLunch 12.30 – 13.3013.30 - 16.00 Panel IV (includes a 30 min. coffee break)IV) Muslim Youth Culture /Participation of Women- What is the role of organized Muslim youth movements in the participation in democratic processes?- What is the role of Muslim youth movements in challenging, questioning, opposing, and strengthening  democratic processes?Speakers: Dina Hosni-Abdelahram, Aitana Guia, Daniele Joly, Alexandra Preitschopf, Didem Ünal-Abady16.00 – 17.00 Final Discussion – What have we learned – where do we go from here?&#160;