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Politics of Religion and Nationalism Federalism, Consociationalism and Seccession

242 Pages

by Routledge

242 Pages

by Routledge

242 Pages

by Routledge

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There are numerous examples of how religion and nationalism intertwine. In some cases, a common religion is the fundamental marker of a nation’s identity, whereas in others secular nationalism tries to hold together people of different religious beliefs. This book examines the link between religion and nationalism in contemporary polities. By exploring case studies on India, Russia, Israel,... Read more

1. Nationalism and Religion. Friends or Foes? Klaus-Jürgen Nagel and Ferran Requejo 2. Governments and God(s): A Provisional Taxonomy Brendan O’Leary 3. Religious Pluralism in Russia Anastassia Obydenkova 4. Religious Pluralism and Political Accommodation in India George Mathew 5. Nationalism, land and religion in Israel Alberto Spektorowski 6. Religious Pluralism and Multinational Federalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Soeren Keil 7. Chechnya: the Islamization of a Secession Aleksandar Pavković 8. Sectarianism, ethno-national conflict and the Northern Ireland problem Adrian Guelke 9. Ethnoreligious Nationalism and the Rejected Federalism of Sri Lanka Suren Raghavan 10. The Quebec Charter of Values : Using the French concept of laïcité to create a clash with the Canadian Multiculturalism Louis-Philippe Lampron 11. He will inspire us with courage and bring our enemies to nought: Religion and nationalism in Scotland Michael Rosie 12. Accommodating Flemings and Francophones in a Federal Arrangement: The Cultural and Religious Dimension of the Belgian Experience Frank Delmartino 13. Religion and Nationalism: the Basque Country as a Case Study Francisco Letamendia 14. Religion and the Political Accommodation of Catalonia. A Non-Relation? Klaus-Jürgen Nagel