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 …

There is a growing realization among international relations scholars and practitioners that
religion is a critical factor in global politics. The Iranian Revolution, the September 11 …

Recent religious studies and international relations scholarship has highlighted secularism
as a critical element in dominant modes of identity, power, and exclusion in global politics …

Debates about the ethics of humanitarianism increasingly recognize the significance of faith-
based organizations in the provision of aid. Critics charge that the primary problem with faith …

The unconventional nature of Holy See diplomats rests in the composite character of their
ecclesiastical role as the Pope's representatives and their legal diplomatic status and …

Analyses of religion and international politics routinely concern the persistence of religion as
a critical element in world affairs. However, they tend to neglect the constitutive …

Though religion was never absent from international relations, since the Iranian Revolution,
the end of the Cold War, and the events of 9/11, the international community has taken a …

Religious Appeals in Power Politics examines how states use, or attempt to use,
confessional appeals to religious belief and conscience to advance political strategies and …

This study uses the Religion and State round 2 (RAS2) dataset to examine the presence of
religious freedom in 177 countries. There are many different conceptions of the meaning of …

Religious actors and their political concepts are commonly assumed to be conservative,
static, and aligned with the private contemplative world. Popes, however, regularly stand out …