1st Edition

Ethnicity and Religion Intersections and Comparisons

Edited By Joseph Ruane, Jennifer Todd Copyright 2011
152 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

Religion has regained political prominence in the twenty first century and not least for the manner in which it intersects with ethnicity. Many ethnic conflicts have a strong religious dimension, and religion appears as a powerful force for mobilisation, solidarity and violence. Religion and ethnicity can each act as a powerful base of identity, group formation and communal conflict. They can also... Read more

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Biography

Joseph Ruane is Professor at the Department of Sociology, University College Cork. He is a historical sociologist who has written extensively on Irish historical development, the Northern Ireland conflict and settlement, and on Protestant minorities in contemporary Europe.

Jennifer Todd is Professor at and Director of the Institute for British Irish Studies at the School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin. She has written extensively on the Northern Ireland conflict and settlement, and more generally on issues of identity (including ethno-national identity) and identity change.