Religion in the European Union: The Neglected Variable
Despite the secularisation of European politics and other changes in the religious environment, a confessional culture still affects movement towards European unity.
Whose God? A Human Rights Approach
The modern international human rights regime offers an alternative to secularism because it establishes standards for both state neutrality and engagement with religion.
The Geopolitics of Religious Liberty
Guided by the secularisation thesis, the field of international relations has been slow to recognise religion’s importance and has tended to ignore it until recently.
‘Nations under God’: Problems of Meaning in Contemporary Rhetoric
If there is so little clear content to such significant concepts as religion, politics, God, and so on, then from where do they derive their rhetorical power?
Why ‘theocracy’ Is a Failed Concept in IR
It’s time for IR scholars and policy makers to let go of the use of the term ‘theocracy’ to explain the dynamics of religion-led politics worldwide.
On the Importance of Speaking As Well As Hearing: A Response to Swati Parashar
Speaking and hearing are not necessarily opposite terms. They are part of the politics of silence and its ambivalence. Speaking creates meanings and forges connections.
@SouthAsia71: Academic Research Tweeted in Real Time
By live-tweeting the 197 war in Pakistan @SouthAsia71 brings primary research to a broader audience and demonstrates the social media’s potential for research purposes.
Hybridity and Humility: What of the Human in Posthuman Security?
The speculative nature of posthumanism requires that we have some sense of imagination as to how our humanity might comprehensively be affected by technology.
Why The African Union Should Be Dismantled And Buried With Gaddafi
Sub-Saharan Africa should be allowed to reconstitute itself into a self-sustaining, organically integrated Unifederation that can address its predicament.
Turnbull Meets Jokowi: A New Chapter in Australia-Indonesia Relations?
Indonesia is keen to engage with Australia as part of a regional balance of power and it welcomes trade and investment opportunities. Yet difficulties remain between the neighbouring states.
