Il Centro di ricerca REDESM, in collaborazione con la rete Pluriel e la cattedra Anawati (Idéo), invita a inviare contributi per il prossimo volume dedicato alla Dichiarazione di Abu Dhabi sulla fratellanza umana. Il progetto esamina le implicazioni teologiche, giuridiche, economiche e socio-politiche della Dichiarazione nei contesti mediterranei.
Termine ultimo per l’invio dei contributi: 15 aprile 2026.
In collaboration with the Pluriel Network and the Anawati Chair at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (Idéo), the Research Centre Religions, Rights and Economies in the Mediterranean Space (REDESM), University of Insubria, invites contributions for a collective volume to be published in the REDESM book series (see: https://www.redesm.org/category/our-research/book-series/ ).
Rationale
The Abu Dhabi Declaration on Human Fraternity (2019), signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, marks a significant moment in the contemporary history of dialogue between the Catholic Church and Islam. By linking human fraternity to key concepts such as citizenship, equality of rights, religious freedom, and the moral responsibility of religious traditions in the public sphere, the Declaration raises a set of interconnected theoretical, normative, and practical questions.
This volume seeks to critically examine the conceptual scope and practical implications of the Declaration in pluralistic contexts, with particular attention to societies on both shores of the Mediterranean. Building on the Declaration, the volume will explore how the Catholic Church and Islam, alongside state legal frameworks and socio-economic dynamics, contribute to the reconfiguration of contemporary forms of citizenship.
Contributions are invited that address, among others, the following themes:
- The theological and philosophical foundations of human fraternity and their implications for citizenship;
- The reception, appropriation, and critique of the Abu Dhabi Declaration within Islamic, Catholic, and more broadly Christian traditions;
- The relationship between the approach advanced by the Declaration and discourses on citizenship, religious pluralism, and fundamental rights within national and international legal frameworks;
- The relationship between the approach advanced by the Declaration and discourses on economic development circulating in the Mediterranean region, both within intra-EU relations and between the EU and the MENA region;
- Human fraternity, interreligious dialogue, and the construction of the public sphere: normative, political, and social challenges.
Submission Guidelines
Chapter proposals may be submitted in German, English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, or French and should adopt a legal, economic, theological, or Religious Studies perspective. Final chapters should be between 25,000 and 36,000 characters (including spaces). Priority will be given to submissionsfrom scholars based in the MENA region. All contributions will be subject to a double-blind peerreview process. In the event of acceptance, authors will be required to provide an English-language version of their chapter.
Style Guidelines
See https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/oscola
Timeline and Contact
Full manuscripts should be submitted electronically to: redesm@uninsubria.it, by 15 April 2026.
