Religious nationalism and nation-building in Asia

An introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID12349031
AuthorsM Barr (0000-0002-1684-7906, Flinders University, corresponding author), Michael D Barr
Year2010
Volume64
Issue3
Pages255-261
Publication date2010-05-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal Of International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1035-7718 • E-ISSN: 1465-332X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10357711003736428
OpenAlexW1992280498
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1. There is an entire literature in international relations theory that explains the propensity of international relations scholars to regard religion primarily as a source of disturbance in the international order and to dismiss its legitimacy as a force in modern international politics. The literature argues in essence that the fault is located in the most fundamental foundations of the discipline of international relations: in the Westphalian consensus itself, which was an attempt to relegate religion to the private sphere and banish it from the 'modern' conception of politics, both domestic and international. This literature is not the focus of the essays in this collection, but examples may be found in Fox Fox, Jonathan. 2001. Religion as an overlooked element of international relations'. International Studies Review, 3(3): 53–73. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar] (2001: 54), Fox and Sandler (2004 Fox , Jonathan Shmuel Sandler , 2004 . Bringing religion into international relations New York : Palgrave Macmillan .[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]: 14–24), and Hatzopoulos and Petito (2003 Hatzopoulos , Pavlos Fabio Petito , 2003 . 'The return from exile: an introduction' , in Fabio Petito Pavlos Hatzopoulos , Religion in international relations: the return from exile New York : Palgrave Macmillan , 1 20 . [Google Scholar]: 2). 2. Accepting this challenge seemed a natural extension of my work on ethnicity and nation-building in Singapore (Barr and SkrbiŠ 2008 Barr , Michael D. Zlatko Skrbiš , 2008 . Constructing Singapore: elitism, ethnicity and the nation-building project Copenhagen : Nordic Institute of Asian Studies . [Google Scholar]), and the interaction of religion and politics more broadly (Barr 2002 Barr , Michael D. , 2002 . Cultural politics and Asian values: the tepid war London : Routledge . [Google Scholar], 2008a Barr , Michael D. , 2008a . 'Confucianism, from above and below' , in Jeffrey Haynes Routledge handbook on religion and politics London : Routledge , 64 78 . [Google Scholar], b Barr , Michael D. , 2008b . 'Singapore's Catholic social activists: alleged Marxist conspirators' , in Michael D. Barr Carl A. Trocki Paths not taken: political pluralism in post-war Singapore Singapore : National University of Singapore Press , 228 47 . [Google Scholar]). Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichael D. BarrMichael D. Barr is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of International Relations at Flinders University. His latest book (written with Zlatko Skrbiš) is Constructing SingaporeElitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2008)

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