A Balanced Perception of Religion in International Relations
As religion is not expected to disappear, there is an urgent need to use it advantageously in making the world more secure and to make its positive potential more known.
Religious Identities and the Escalation of Conflict between ISIS and the West
The impact achieved by ISIS through the use of new media serves to escalate the conflicts with the West and shape the religious identities of their target audience.
Lest We Forget: Religion and the Remembrance of War in a Secular State
The memorialisation of ANZAC in Australia shows that faith tradition can add depth of memory to sovereign self-understanding, even in secular states.
Review – Faith-Based Organizations at the United Nations
Addressing a marked gap in IR literature, Haynes provides a timely account of how religious organizations play an increasingly important role in international affairs.
Edited Collection – Caliphates and Islamic Global Politics
This collection addresses common questions about Political Islam, Islamic State/ISIS, and challenges common understandings on the issue of Islam and democracy.
Religion in IR: That Cousin We Never Knew
Welcome to The Religion Gap, an international relations blog exploring the impact of religious actors and interests on the dynamics of world politics.
To Be, or Not to Be [Reincarnated] – That Is The [Political] Question
Most often, what we think we know about the predictabilities of religious behavior is confounded by political events and the role that religious actors play within them.
Review – Christian Approaches to International Affairs
Despite its faults, Troy’s book is still an important intervention into debates focusing on how religion should be integrated into IR.
Regulating Religion in Public Space
Is it wrong to prevent some religious groups from putting up certain buildings or should a religious majority be allowed to shape public space just as it wishes?
In Good Faith? Reconsidering the Impact of Religion on Negotiated Settlements
Responses provoked by the religious identity of insurgents may be as crucial to explaining the dearth of negotiated settlements as how religion shapes rebel behavior.
