More Russian than Orthodox Christianity: Russian Paganism as Nationalist Politics

Kaarina Aitamurto • Nov 8 2015 • Articles

Rodnoveries illustrate the versatility of nationalism. For the Pagan nationalist, the strong alliance between the state and the Church seem exclusive and discriminatory.

Review – Race and Racism in International Relations

Roger Epp • Nov 8 2015 • Features

This book ably serves as a point of entry into the demanding yet necessary subject of race and racism which is so often neglected within International Relations research.

What’s Wrong with the Refugee Convention?

Phil Cole • Nov 6 2015 • Articles

The UN Refugee Convention and the rights and obligations which flow from it are inadequate and need to be fundamentally revised.

Review – The EU’s Foreign Policy: What Kind of Power and Diplomatic Action?

Guri Rosen • Nov 3 2015 • Features

This thought-provoking volume on the EU’s role as an international actor contains numerous strong chapters, but sadly their coherence together as a whole is lacking.

The Geopolitics of Religious Performance in Twenty-First Century Taiwan

Fang-long Shih • Nov 3 2015 • Articles

Through a local symbol of resistance, Taiwanese people can feel capable of ‘resisting’ Chinese domination: a parallel with Nazha’s resistance to his father’s authority.

Assessing State and Religious Institutions: A Comment from the Case of Angola

Ruy Llera Blanes • Nov 2 2015 • Articles

Angola has become in recent years an interesting case study through which one might consider the complexities of the geopolitics of faith in the twenty-first century.

Diasporas and International Relations

Youly Diamanti-Karanou • Nov 1 2015 • Articles

Diasporas find themselves in between two countries, having an emotional investment in two nations, and preserving social connections in two societies.

Religious Politics and the Rise of Illiberal Religion

Scott Hibbard • Nov 1 2015 • Articles

While there are a variety of explanations for the resurgence of religious politics, an understanding of precisely how religion relates to modern politics is missing.

Interview – Nando Sigona

E-International Relations • Nov 1 2015 • Features

Dr. Sigona discusses the ongoing refugee crisis in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and the need for the EU to find a sustainable and humane response at its borders.

Holism, Religion and Geopolitics

Don Handelman • Oct 31 2015 • Articles

Any attempt to keep things together in holistic ways, will have intimations of religion which continually challenge any geopolitics based on liberal values.

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