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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
ISOR research group was founded in 1974 by Prof Joan Estruch Gibert, and it was the first university research group aimed at studying religion from a sociological perspective in Catalonia and Spain. ISOR current director is Dr Mar Griera, who is associate professor at the Sociology department and also an ICREA Academia awardee (2021-26). During its forty plus years of existence, ISOR has been leader in research on issues broadly related to religion and culture. ISOR’s current principal research lines are the following: (a) Religion and Politics; (b) Religion, Science and Health; (c) Lived Religion; (d) Heritage, memory and community.
The group is currently carrying out an important number of research projects, characterised by a strong theoretical grounding combined with an empirical dimension. ISOR is also renowned for promoting scientific exchange, for providing support and mentorship to early-career scholars and for its many collaborations with international researcher centers.
Directed by:
Maria del Mar Griera Llonch
Research lines
- Research lines:
- Science, religion and health
- The governance of religious diversity
- Lived religiosity and spirituality
- Heritage and memory
- Social movements and religion
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Entre la paraula i el silenci : espais per a la transformació de rols de gènere en comunitats religioses africanes
Translated title of the contribution :Between words and silence :: spaces for gender role transformation in Africa's religious communities Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Dissemination
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"I'm going to do battle… I'm going to do some good" : Biographical trajectories, moral politics, and public engagement among highly religious young Catholics in Spain and Mexico
García Martín, J., Delgado-Molina, C. & Griera i Llonch, M. D. M., 11 Apr 2023, In: Sociology Compass. 17, 7, e13091.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Conspirituality in COVID-19 Times: A Mixed-method Study of Anti-vaccine Movements in Spain
Griera, M., Clot-Garrell, A., Cazarín, R. & Gras, J. M. I., 22 Jul 2022, In: Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. 35, 2, p. 192-217 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)
Student theses
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Actituds de respecte: Abast i significació de l'expressió
Torras Pérez, A. (Author), Cardus Ros, S. (Director), 1 Jan 1995Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)