The end of the Cold War political bi-polarization on a global scale and the consequent
resurgence of various nationalisms and localisms have raised important questions about the …

During the Cold War, the role of religion was virtually ignored by scholars of international
relations and, in particular, by those who studied international conflict. In fact, Western …

Having destabilized dominant assumptions about the nature of religion, there is now a need
to develop new ways of thinking about this ever-present phenomenon in global politics. This …

One of the most resilient ideas about societal development after World War II was that
nations would inevitably secularise as they modernised. However, as we come to the end of …

Religion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world
practice a faith and act in accordance with it. Religion shapes how they enter the world and …

The model of secularism as the overarching framework for managing the relationship
between religion and politics has come under increasing scrutiny in recent International …

The past few years have seen an increase in academic studies examining the role that
religion plays in political life. For instance, in The Desecularization of the World, sociologist …

The superseding of global bipolar politics has given rise, in Ken Jowitt's regrettably apt
phrase, to a New World Disorder. 1 Classical cleavages based on state policies towards …

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, we are witnessing a post-cold war period in which a
global religious resurgence has challenged the expectations of modernization theory, the …

Religion is a major force in contemporary society. It is also one of the least understood social
and political influences on individuals and communities. In this innovative collection of …