In line with the postponement of a physical ReDi conference to 2023, the awarding of the Anders Bäckström Prize has been accordingly postponed. Thus, a decision has been made to award two prizes during the 2023 conference: one for the 2020 call and one for the 2022 call. New applications are welcome until 28 February 2023.
Professor emeritus in the Sociology of Religion Anders Bäckström (Uppsala University) has founded a fund to support research on diaconia, Christian social practice, welfare and religion, and in particular young researchers in this field. The Anders Bäckström Fund is placed at the University of Uppsala. The board of the Anders Bäckström Fund announced in 2018 for the first time an award for an excellent master thesis in the field of diaconal studies and welfare and religion. This prize, the Anders Bäckström Prize, will be awarded for the second time during the conference of the International Society for the Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi) 31 May to 2 June 2023 in Oslo,Norway. The deadline for submissions has been moved to 28 February 2023.
To find out more about the prize and how to apply, please check out the CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS