SECURITISATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

There is an anxiety and tension in Europe and beyond. Some see everything in terms of civilizational conflict, be it, robustly termed, conflict between Christian Europe and Islam; or even between liberal rights and cultural/religious identity. The truth is probably that the social and political situation and atmosphere is changing very quickly and it has become increasingly more complex to rationalize over the processes that take place.

This volume contains updated papers presented at the XXIXth Annual Meeting of the European Consortium for Church and State Research, held in Tallinn, Estonia 16-19 November, 2017, titled: "Securitization of Religious Freedom - Religion and Scope of State Control". The 2017 meeting took place within a large international conference organized by the University of Tartu, School of Law together with the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs in connection to Estonia´s EU presidency. The conference brought together about 300 participants from different fields and professions: academics, legal professionals, members of diverse religious communities, politicians and civil service from all European Union countries. The theme of the conference was and still is topical in Europe and beyond. The conference also facilitated seminars for doctoral students interested in the field.

Merilin Kiviorg
University of Tartu, School of Law