1st Edition

Religion, Politics and International Relations Selected Essays

By Jeff Haynes Copyright 2011
308 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

A leading authority in the discipline, Jeffrey Haynes has contributed to many of the most significant debates in the fields of religion & politics and religion & international relations in the last twenty years. This book brings together many of his most influential essays, offering a comprehensive analysis of religious actors and their political goals. In recent years, scholars have... Read more

    1. Introduction 2.  Religion, Secularization and Politics: A Postmodern Conspectus  3. Religious Fundamentalism and Politics  4. Religion and Politics: What is the Impact of September 11  5. Popular Religion and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa  6. Religion, Ethnicity, and Civil War in Africa: the Cases of Uganda and Sudan  7. The Political and Social Context of Intercivilisational Conflict, and the Possibilities of Peace-building  8. Conflict, Conflict resolution and Peace-building: The Role of Religion in Mozambique, Nigeria and Cambodia  9. Religion and International Relations: What are the Issues  10. Religion and Foreign Policy Making in the USA, India and Iran: Towards a Research Agenda  11. Politics, Identity and Religious Nationalism in Turkey: From Atatürk to the AKP  12. Transnational Religious Actors and International Politics  13. Transnational Religious Actors and International Order  14. Religion and a Human Rights Culture in America  15. Al-Qaeda: Ideology and Action  16. Islamic Militancy in East-Africa  17. Conclusion

Biography

Jeffrey Haynes is Professor of Politics, and Coordinator, Governance and International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK.