Articles

The Secular–Religious Competition Perspective

Jonathan Fox • Oct 9 2015 • Articles

Secularisation theory wrongly predicted religion’s death, yet this theory is still a crucial source of insight on the nature of religion’s opposition in world politics.

What Is ‘Active Learning’ and Why Is It Important?

Jess Gifkins • Oct 8 2015 • Articles

Interacting with content through active learning has some compelling advantages over ‘delivery mode’ lectures. It helps to maintain student concentration & deepens learning.

On Images, Stories, and the Need to Hear More

Swati Parashar • Oct 8 2015 • Articles

The way out of this world of spectacles we have normalised is not to say more but to hear more, to grasp the hidden erasure of suffering in different contexts.

Hurting the Host: The Rationale of the Afghan Exodus

Siegfried O. Wolf • Oct 8 2015 • Articles

Against the backdrop of the situation of the refugees trying to enter Europe, it is crucial to find the necessary steps needed to stop the exodus of Afghan people.

Islam, National Identity and Choices of Faith in the Post-Communist Balkans

Arolda Elbasani • Oct 6 2015 • Articles

In the prevailing nationalist discourse any discoveries of faith raise the suspicion of a religious obscurantism, extra-territorial allegiances, or threats of terrorism.

Religion’s Changing Form and Relation to the State since 1989

Linda Woodhead • Oct 5 2015 • Articles

Perceptions of religion remain stuck in an old paradigm which does not represent the extent of the religious revolution that is taking place.

Poll Results in Singapore: Old Continuities and New Challenges

Vignesh Ram • Oct 2 2015 • Articles

Singapore’s politics is in the process of evolution. Democratisation is a comprehensive exercise which helps to reaffirm the faith in the ruling polity and the people.

Faustian Pacts and the War beneath My Feet

Peter Vale • Oct 1 2015 • Articles

As quickly as mining shafts were sealed in Johannesburg they have been re-opened and worked by a new generation of illegal miners run by gangs.

Breaking the Silence

Megan Nobert • Sep 30 2015 • Articles

Humanitarian organisations must commit to countering the prevalent impunity of perpetrators of sexual abuse and harassment within humanitarian agencies.

Sectarian Divisions, Proxy Wars and Chaos

Satgin Hamrah • Sep 27 2015 • Articles

It is important to have a firm grasp of the role that religion and sectarianism play as mobilizing forces in the regional politics of the Middle East.

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