Ksenia Medvedeva



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Imię i nazwisko

Ksenia Medvedeva

Stopnie i tytuły naukowe

mgr

E-mail

ksenia.medvedeva@ifispan.edu.pl

Strona www

pan-pl.academia.edu/KseniaMedvedeva

Filozofia/Socjologia

Socjologia

Zakład

Zakład Badań nad Religią

Skrócony biogram

Ksenia Medvedeva is a sociologist and religious studies scholar. She studied, worked and taught at the Higher School of Economics (St Petersburg and Moscow), University of Toronto (Canada), Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany), University of Warsaw (Poland). As a scholar of religion, she focuses on different aspects of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Her research interests include alternative lifestyles, in particular intentional communities such as monasteries and eco-villages. Ksenia conducted fieldwork in Russia, the US, Canada, Belarus, Poland and Greece

 

Currently, Ksenia is a Marie Curie PASIFIC fellow at IFIS PAN, her current project is:

 

“Green Orthodoxy: Ecological Conversion of Eastern Orthodox Churches”

 

The project explores the engagement of contemporary Eastern Orthodox Christianity with environmental issues. It compares Orthodox environmentalism in the United States and Greece and examines the “greening” of Orthodox churches there through the prism of ecological conversion.

The 1st goal of the project is to examine green Orthodox ideas and practices. At the conceptual level, it studies the ideas, ideals, and values that motivate believers to engage in eco-agenda by referring to Max Weber’s understanding of social actions. At the empirical level, the proposed research examines the ecological practices and the degree of environmental engagement of Orthodox communities in the US and Greece through the lived religion approach. The 2nd goal of the project is to use theoretical insights from this empirical case study to develop a model of “ecological conversion”. The project examines “conversion to environmentalism” thus contributing to theoretical discussions of conversion that can explain religious environmentalisms across religions.

The project offers comparative research and explores Orthodox churches in different social contexts: in a country where it has a minority status and in a “traditionally Orthodox” country where it has stronger connections with and influence on civil society actors.

The research has practical value in analyzing the best green practices of Orthodox communities that can be useful for religious and secular organizations, NGOs, policy-makers, and other stakeholders. The proposed qualitative research blends document analysis, interview, visual methods, and participant observation in Orthodox communities in the US and Greece. During the field trips, data will be collected to offer comprehensive intersectional research on green Orthodoxy.

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Short Profile

Ksenia Medvedeva is a sociologist and religious studies scholar. She studied, worked and taught at the Higher School of Economics (St Petersburg and Moscow), University of Toronto (Canada), Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany), University of Warsaw (Poland). As a scholar of religion, she focuses on different aspects of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Her research interests include alternative lifestyles, in particular intentional communities such as monasteries and eco-villages. Ksenia conducted fieldwork in Russia, the US, Canada, Belarus, Poland and Greece.

 

Currently, Ksenia is a Marie Curie PASIFIC fellow at IFIS PAN, her current project is:

 

“Green Orthodoxy: Ecological Conversion of Eastern Orthodox Churches”

 

The project explores the engagement of contemporary Eastern Orthodox Christianity with environmental issues. It compares Orthodox environmentalism in the United States and Greece and examines the “greening” of Orthodox churches there through the prism of ecological conversion.

The 1st goal of the project is to examine green Orthodox ideas and practices. At the conceptual level, it studies the ideas, ideals, and values that motivate believers to engage in eco-agenda by referring to Max Weber’s understanding of social actions. At the empirical level, the proposed research examines the ecological practices and the degree of environmental engagement of Orthodox communities in the US and Greece through the lived religion approach. The 2nd goal of the project is to use theoretical insights from this empirical case study to develop a model of “ecological conversion”. The project examines “conversion to environmentalism” thus contributing to theoretical discussions of conversion that can explain religious environmentalisms across religions.

The project offers comparative research and explores Orthodox churches in different social contexts: in a country where it has a minority status and in a “traditionally Orthodox” country where it has stronger connections with and influence on civil society actors.

The research has practical value in analyzing the best green practices of Orthodox communities that can be useful for religious and secular organizations, NGOs, policy-makers, and other stakeholders. The proposed qualitative research blends document analysis, interview, visual methods, and participant observation in Orthodox communities in the US and Greece. During the field trips, data will be collected to offer comprehensive intersectional research on green Orthodoxy.

Bibliografia

Bibliografia

https://pan-pl.academia.edu/KseniaMedvedeva

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