In december 2003, a network of 15 European Jesuit centres from 11 countries was created on the initiative of Father Mark Rotsaert S.J., President of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials. The aim was to strengthen the European network of Jesuit centres which all work, starting from their own field of expertise, on the theme 'Europe' and 'European integration' in a social context.
The participating centres and institutions share Ignatian spirituality as a common source of inspiration and they work in line with the themes put forward by the 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus: faith and justice, culture and interreligious dialogue. As academic institutions or organisations for education and/or social action, these centers nourish the policy debate on social matters such as migration, are involved in professional education or pursue concrete social action, such as taking care of the poor or giving support to refugees. This network was named «Scribani-network», referring to the famous Jesuit Father Carolus Scribani (°1561-+1629), who was the first Provincial of Flanders (from Italian descent) and first Dean of the Jesuit University in Antwerp.
Today, the SCRIBANI network consists of 14 institutions. For an overview, consult "Contact".

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, on behalf of Scribani - European Jesuit Network - is organising an international conference in Dublin in September 2012, for which you find the downloadable call for papers below.

Re-imagining Imprisonment in Europe: Common Challenges, Diverse Policies and Practice
Wednesday 5th - Friday 7th September 2012, Trinity College Dublin

The aim of this conference is to analyse some of the key features of imprisonment throughout Europe today, including the political, social and economic forces shaping prison policy and practice, and to imagine what future imprisonment might look like - in terms of prison policy, prison population size and prison conditions - by generating a new narrative of how imprisonment might be framed within a new vision and set of values.

This is an interdisciplinary conference with presentations from practitioners, academics and researchers in the fields of law, sociology and criminology.

For more information (on call for papers, ...) consult http://www.jcfj.ie/scribani-conference.html or contact: scribaniconference@jcfj.ie.