The world's religions have strong traditions of contributing to theories and practices around
justice. Recent debates on global justice within International Relations (IR), however, have
largely overlooked possible contributions from religion. This article explores why religion is
neglected, despite its potential for constructive involvement in the pursuit of global justice. I
argue that dominant macro-level conceptions of both global justice and religion within IR
have been limited by dualism. Combining reading of Bakhtinian dialogism and relational …

This chapter proposes a way of thinking about the Islamic heritage that helps us think more
creatively about globalization itself. It suggests democratic and open to possibilities than is
assumed either by defenders of the Islamic heritage or defenders of global cultural
modernity in general. The argument is as follows: all civic global orders require three
principles: partial rather than total control; free rather than restricted movement of people
and ideas; and cultural pluralism rather than cultural uniformity. The chapter proposes three …