Sectarian Divisions, Proxy Wars and Chaos
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.
Review – Religion and the Realist Tradition
While assessing how realism addresses religious issues in world politics, this collection also explores the role of religion in the intellectual development of IR theory.
Church, State and Culture: Should Religion Be a Private Matter?
Secular liberalism has become an influential, even dominant, worldview among sections of the intellectual class in many Western societies.
The Contemporary Ambiguities of Religions as a Source of Civilisational Identity
The international society is experiencing an epoch-making process of transformation. The global resurgence of religion is not unrelated to these structural changes.
Looking Back to See Forward: Romanticism, Religion and the Secular in Modernity
The pervasive religious aspects of Romanticism demonstrate the failure of previous theories of secularisation. Modernity has never been a monolithic intellectual.
Four Religions of Foreign Policy
There are many healthy debates on religion and foreign policy, but there is still more to say about the nuances of religion at play in the international sphere.
Little Do They Know. How (Not) to Theorise Religion and International Relations
Less theology and more religious sociology along with the study of political theory would contribute a more nuanced understanding of ‘Nations under God’.
The Religious Resurgence: Problems and Opportunities for International Relations Theory
Religion used as a scholarly term should be carefully distinguished from the notion of religion used in everyday speech. When theorists stalk religion, they should do so critically.
Edited Collection – Nations under God: The Geopolitics of Faith in the 21st Century
Over 30 leading scholars focus on the complex roles that religions play in world affairs and move beyond the simplistic narratives and polemics which swamp the discourse.
Why Understanding Religion Matters in Post-conflict Zones
Examining the doctrines of religious institutions can help understand their relation to the international community in times of conflict, peacebuilding and development.
