1st Edition

Conflict, Politics, and the Christian East Assessing Contemporary Developments

Edited By Christopher Rhodes, George Soroka Copyright 2022
116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

This book brings a crucial perspective to the examination of religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by focusing on the roles that Christian communities play in this region. Acknowledging and exploring their political activity represents a much-needed contribution to the MENA literature, which overwhelmingly focuses on Islam. Through a collection of country case studies... Read more

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3. The church and the street: Copts and interest representation from Mubarak to Sisi 
Paul S. Rowe 
4. The Chaldean patriarch and the discourse of ‘inclusive citizenship’: restructuring the political representation of Christians in Iraq since 2003 
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5. Defensive minoritarianism: support for democracy among Lebanese Christians 
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6. Orthodox Christianity in Turkey and the limits of ecumenical transnationalism 
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Biography

Christopher Rhodes is Lecturer in Social Sciences at Boston University. His areas of research are the political economy of religion, identity and politics, and the politics of sub-Saharan Africa.

George Soroka is Lecturer on Government and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Government at Harvard University. His research focuses on the politics of religion, mnemonic politics, and regime change.