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Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics


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This series aims to publish high quality works on the topic of the resurgence of political forms of religion in both national and international contexts. This trend has been especially noticeable in the post-cold war era (that is, since the late 1980s). It has affected all the ‘world religions’ (including, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism) in various parts of the world (such as, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa).

The series welcomes books that use a variety of approaches to the subject, drawing on scholarship from political science, international relations, security studies, and contemporary history.

Books in the series explore these religions, regions and topics both within and beyond the conventional domain of ‘church-state’ relations to include the impact of religion on politics, conflict and development, including the late Samuel Huntington’s controversial – yet influential – thesis about ‘clashing civilisations’.

In sum, the overall purpose of the book series is to provide a comprehensive survey of what is currently happening in relation to the interaction of religion and politics, both domestically and internationally, in relation to a variety of issues.

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Towards A New Christian Political Realism The Amsterdam School of Philosophy and the Role of Religion in International Relations

Towards A New Christian Political Realism: The Amsterdam School of Philosophy and the Role of Religion in International Relations

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Simon Polinder
August 02, 2024

Towards A New Christian Political Realism presents a new theoretical approach to understanding the role of religion in international relations, considering the strengths of Christian realism, classical realism, and neorealism, as well as the literature about the relevance of religion for IR. The ...

When Politics Meets Religion Navigating Old Challenges and New Perspectives

When Politics Meets Religion: Navigating Old Challenges and New Perspectives

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Marko Veković, Miroljub Jevtić
August 02, 2024

When Politics Meets Religion presents a fresh exploration of the relationship between religion and politics worldwide. The volume includes topics covering Europe such as the European far right, the contours of “European identity”, and how religious cleavages affect value orientation of Europeans. ...

Geopolitics of Global Catholicism Politics of Religion in Space and Time

Geopolitics of Global Catholicism: Politics of Religion in Space and Time

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Petr Kratochvíl
May 29, 2024

Geopolitics of Global Catholicism uncovers the key trends in today’s Catholicism, providing an incisive analysis of its deep entanglement with national, regional, as well as global politics. This book offers an exciting exploration of five versions of local Catholicism(s) and sheds light on the ...

Nationalism, Religious Violence, and Hate Speech in Nineteenth-Century Western Europe Memories of Intolerance

Nationalism, Religious Violence, and Hate Speech in Nineteenth-Century Western Europe: Memories of Intolerance

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Francisco Javier Ramón Solans
April 01, 2024

Nationalism, Religious Violence, and Hate Speech in Nineteenth-Century Western Europe critically analyses the role played by different memories of past religious violence in public debates in nineteenth-century Europe. Looking back, European societies often did not seek to overcome their ...

Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics An Italian Case Study

Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics: An Italian Case Study

1st Edition

By Massimo Prearo
March 12, 2024

This book presents an innovative exploration of the rise of political forces that have coalesced around the anti-gender movement, shaping strategies that advocate novel intersections of religion, politicization of gender and sexuality, and radical and populist rejuvenation of conservative ...

Religion after Deliberative Democracy

Religion after Deliberative Democracy

1st Edition

By Timothy Stanley
January 29, 2024

Religion after Deliberative Democracy responds to gaps exposed by the case of religion in deliberative democratic theory. Religion's persistent visibility in political life has called for new solutions for healing deeply divided societies. In response, the author begins with Jeffrey Stout’s ...

Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law International Perspectives

Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law: International Perspectives

1st Edition

Edited By Tania Pagotto, Joshua M. Roose, G. P. Marcar
December 22, 2023

Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law argues that true, substantive, and sustainable national security is only possible through respect for the rule of law, human rights, and religious freedom. Despite the emphasis on national security and the war on terror that has preoccupied governments for ...

A Quarter Century of the “Clash of Civilizations”

A Quarter Century of the “Clash of Civilizations”

1st Edition

Edited By Jeffrey Haynes
September 25, 2023

The "clash of civilizations" focuses on conflict and cooperation between and within states. Dealing with the clash is essential for a peaceful and harmonious world. The "clash of civilizations" is a topic of great interest around the world and constitutes an important dimension of religion and ...

Religion in Rebellions, Revolutions, and Social Movements

Religion in Rebellions, Revolutions, and Social Movements

1st Edition

Edited By Warren S. Goldstein, Jean-Pierre Reed
May 31, 2023

Religion in Rebellions, Revolutions, and Social Movements demonstrates that, while religion is often a social force that maintains, if not legitimates, the sociopolitical order, it is also a decisive factor in economic, social, and political conflict. The book explores how and under what conditions...

Explaining Religious Party Strength State Capacity, Social Services, and Religious Civil Society

Explaining Religious Party Strength: State Capacity, Social Services, and Religious Civil Society

1st Edition

By Mário Rebelo
December 30, 2022

Explaining Religious Party Strength explores why religious political parties are electorally successful in some countries but not in others. Drawing on insights from political science and sociology, this book argues that religious parties are typically formed for defensive reasons, reacting against...

Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia Volume I, East & Southeast Asia

Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia: Volume I, East & Southeast Asia

1st Edition

Edited By Dennis R. Hoover
December 26, 2022

This book examines the growing diversity of religions and worldviews across East & Southeast Asia, and the factors affecting prospects for 'covenantal pluralism' in these regions. According to the Pew Religious Diversity Index, half of the world’s most religiously diverse countries are in Asia....

Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia Volume II, South & Central Asia

Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia: Volume II, South & Central Asia

1st Edition

Edited By Dennis R. Hoover
December 26, 2022

This book examines the growing diversity of religions and worldviews across South & Central Asia, and the factors affecting prospects for 'covenantal pluralism' in these regions. Going beyond banal appeals for mere 'tolerance', the theory of covenantal pluralism calls for a constitutional order...

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