J Haynes
Biographic Data
| ID | 16334 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Haynes |
| GIVEN NAMES | J |
| FAMILY NAME | Haynes |
| SIGNATURE | HAYNES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | London Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8434-6951 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 99 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 263 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 98 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
‘Progressive’ Pentecostalism in Ghana: Development, Morality, and National Interest
The societal impact of ‘progressive’ Pentecostalism—that is, how is it ‘progressive’, and what are its effects?—is a significant concern in Ghana, not least because the faith’s demographic significance makes its nature and characteristics a prominent public issue. This paper seeks to assess the influence of ‘progressive’ Pentecostalism in Ghana through the examination of three issues: social development and the prosperity gospel, morality and ant…
The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power and People
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Governmental Discrimination Against Religious Minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
There have been few comprehensive empirical studies on the status of religious minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While studies on religion and politics in the region include governmental religious support (GRS) and societal religious discrimination (SRD) as potential causes of governmental religious discrimination (GRD), they do not comprehensively examine these dynamics. This study fills this gap by examining GRD against 243 religious mino…
Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 1990 to 2023
Stigmatisation of the LGBTQ + community and human insecurity in Ghana
The paper assesses how and why Ghana’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual/aromantic (LGBTQ+) community experiences growing stigmatization and increased human insecurity. The key question is: Why did Ghana’s democratically elected parliament unanimously pass an anti-LGBTQ+ bill - ‘The Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2024’ – which, if signed into law by the president, would signi…
Politics of Religion: A Survey
1. Essays: 1. Buddhism and Politics Peter G. Friedlander 2. Christianity and Politics Jeffrey Haynes 3. Rethinking the Myths of Islamic Politics Claire Heristchi and Andrea Teti 4. Judaism and Politics Shmuel Sandler 5. Hinduism and Politics James Chiriyankandath 6. Religion and the Modern State John Madeley 7. Religious Fundamentalism and Politics Jeffrey Haynes 8. On the Nature of Religious Terrorism Adam Dolnik and Rohan Gunaratna 9. Religion …
Africa's Urban Youth: Challenging Marginalization, Claiming Citizenship by Amy S. Patterson, Tracy Kuperus, and Megan Hershey
Problems and Prospects of Developing Covenantal Pluralism in Zambia, a “Christian Nation
This paper explores the possibility of covenantal pluralism in Zambia: Is it possible to develop a new approach for living together in a country with both religious and ethnic differences? Theoretically, it seems likely that Zambian citizens would likely benefit from expanding covenantal pluralism. However, while the paper discovers empirical evidence of popular support for key conditions and propositions of covenantal pluralism, progress seems s…
Religion, Morality, and Democracy in Ghana
Many Ghanaians express concern about what they regard as a serious decline in morality and integrity, at both elite and popular levels. The decline is believed to fuel corruption, undermine national development, and diminish faith in democracy as the best available system of government. The paper argues that a close relationship between Ghana's largest church, the Church of Pentecost (CoP), and the country's two main political parties, the New Pa…
Pentecostalisation, the American Christian Right, and Civil Religion in Ghana
Christianity's political prominence in Ghana has attracted the attention of scholars interested in the wider issues of religion and politics in sub-Saharan Africa. Analyses of the political influence of Christianity in Ghana generally focus on domestic factors, without considering external actors' involvement. This article examines the political impact of the leading form of Christianity in Ghana, Pentecostalism, in relation to both domestic and …
Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics
This chapter reviews selected debates that speak to the question of whether religion is or requires something exceptional for it to be properly accounted for in analysis. We pinpoint different dimensions of what we here label the ‘exceptionalism-debate’ across three academic fields by carving out relevant discussions and questions raised in the field of International Relations, the field of Islamism Studies and the Peace and Conflict Research on …
Christian Nationalism and Politics in Ghana
This paper argues that Christian nationalism is a significant religious and political ideology in Ghana, a west African country whose population is 70 per cent Christian. In Ghana, Christian nationalism is not simply Christians seeking to make their collective voice heard on issues of national interest. Instead, Christian nationalists pursue a religious and political project with the aim of remaking Ghana according to their values and beliefs. To…
Avrupa ve ABD'de Sağcı Popülizm ve Din
Bu makale 11 Eylül sonrası Batı Avrupa, Orta Avrupa ve ABD’de sağcı popülizmin yükselişi ve siyasi tesir gücünü karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Odak noktası, bu tür siyasetçilerin bir inanç olarak İslam’ı ve bir halk (grup) olarak Müslümanları karalama/itibarsızlaştırma çabalarıdır. Makale şu araştırma sorusunu tetkik etmektedir: Avrupa ve ABD’deki sağcı popülistler, Müslümanlar ve İslam’ı karalamak için, nasıl ve neden “Hristiy…
Obituary for Ian Campbell, 1938-2022
Religious and Economic Soft Power in Ghana-Turkey Relations
Turkey's government seeks to apply both "religious soft power" and "economic soft power" to increase its influence in Ghana. Turkey's religious soft power relationship with Ghana is exemplified by Turkey's paying for construction of a new national mosque in the African country, at a cost of USD 10 million. Turkey's economic soft power relationship with Ghana is exemplified by both considerable recent investments and in fast-growing bilateral trad…
Revolutionary populism and democracy in Ghana
The article examines two decades of Jerry Rawlings' rule in Ghana. It seeks to explain why Rawlings' revolutionary populism did not develop in the direction that he envisaged: a new kind of popular democracy. Instead, Rawlings oversaw the reintroduction of Ghana's popularly preferred political system: 'Western-style' multi-party democracy, despite his avowed intention of not doing so. To what extent was this outcome surprising or puzzling? The ar…
Religion, Identity and Power: Turkey and the Balkans in the Twenty-First Century
Turkey and its recent ethno-religious transformation have had a strong impact on the state identity and country’s relation to the Balkan Peninsula. This book examines Turkey’s ethno-religious activism and power-related political strategies in the Balkans between 2002 and 2020, the period under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), to determine the scopes of its activities in the region. This study illuminates an often-neglected asp…
The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Politics and Ideology
A related problem is the close connection between religion and warfare. As anarchists point out, religions have always helped justify violence against foreigners. Religious denominations that have enjoyed the protection of the state have happily given their blessings to the state's wars. Anarchists object to the very language of religion – all those disciplinarian, authoritarian tropes. Civil liberties and regular elections are not enough to cons…
Right-wing nationalism, populism, and religion: What are the connections and why
This collection focuses on right-wing nationalism, populism, and religion, both theoretically and empirically, with an emphasis on the following countries: Australia, India, Italy, Turkey, and the USA. Although not the same thing, nationalism and populism are said to be closely linked. Nationalists, like populists, may claim that there is but one ‘true religion’ – that is, their own and their followers’ – which helps focus their nationalist visio…
Religion, Identity and Power: Turkey and the Balkans in the Twenty-First Century
Examines the role of religion and state identity transformation in Erdogan’s Turkey and its reflections to the Balkan Peninsula Discusses the effects of Turkey's authoritarian turn during the AKP rule in the domain of foreign policy Examines the role of religion, ethnicity, state identity and power in the relations between Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula Presents the results of more than 120 semi-structured interviews with political actors, diplo…
Democratic regression in Asia: Introduction
Given Asia-Pacific’s diversity and the large variance of potentially relevant causal factors, the region presents social scientists with a natural laboratory to test competing theories of democratic erosion, decay and revival and to identify new patterns and relationships. This introductory article offers a brief review of the relevant literature and introduces the different categories of analysis that build the analytical framework considered in…
Religion and International Relations: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It
The article surveys the recent scholarly study of religion and international relations/International Relations (ir/IR). The focus of the article is on two discrete periods: pre-11 September 2001 ('9/11') and post-9/11. During the first time period, Iran's Islamic revolution (1979), the civil war in former Yugoslavia and Huntington's 'clash of civilisations' (1993) were major foci of attention. The second period saw a large number of scholarly acc…
Right-Wing Populism and Religion in Europe and the USA
The aim of this paper is to examine comparatively the growth and political effectiveness of right-wing populism in Western Europe, Central Europe, and the USA since 9/11. The focus is on such politicians’ vilification of Islam as a faith and Muslims as a people. The paper examines the following research question: how and why do right-wing populists in the USA and Europe use an ideological form of “Christianity”, known variously as “Christianism” …
Trump and the Politics of International Religious Freedom
The article examines the USA's international religious freedom policy during the presidency of Donald Trump. It argues that the Trump administration consistently prioritised America's international religious freedom (IRF) policy according to Judeo-Christian values. This contrasted with previous administrations, which did not pursue such a clear Christocentric approach. The Trump administration has pursued the policy with vigour, drawing on Judeo-…
Introductory Thoughts about Peace, Politics and Religion
Recent years have seen a growing literature on the interactions between peace, politics and religion, including their diverse and often complex relationships. Underpinning this literature is an increase, more generally, in scholarly and policy interest in connections between religion and politics. The context is that over the last three decades, religion has made a remarkable return to prominence in various academic literatures, including sociolo…
Democratic regression in Asia: Introduction
Given Asia-Pacific’s diversity and the large variance of potentially relevant causal factors, the region presents social scientists with a natural laboratory to test competing theories of democratic erosion, decay and revival and to identify new patterns and relationships. This introductory article offers a brief review of the relevant literature and introduces the different categories of analysis that build the analytical framework considered in…
Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier: The Lie of the Borderlands since 1914
Paul Nugent, Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana–Togo Frontier: the lie of the borderlands since 1914. Athens OH: Ohio University Press; Legon: Sub-Saharan Books; Oxford: James Currey, 2002, 316 pp., £14.95, ISBN 0 85255 473 7 (hard covers), £16.95, ISBN 0 85255 472 9 (paperback). - Volume 73 Issue 1
Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building: The Role of Religion in Mozambique, Nigeria and Cambodia
Confounding the expectations of secularists, religion has a strong – perhaps growing – significance as a key source of identity for millions of people, especially in the developing world. In recent years, religion has made a muted but tangible impact in Western development circles, most commonly reflecting the view that religious hatreds and differences are central to many recent and current conflicts in the developing world. This paper argues th…
Islamic Militancy in East Africa
This paper examines the relative political significance of domestic and transnational Islamic militancy in three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It seeks to identify, describe and account for the sources and significance of such militancy, with a focus upon the significance of al-Qaeda and regional affiliates. The paper argues that, encouraged by the post-9/11 international fall out, regional Islamic networks work towards impr…
Religion and democratizations: An Introduction
The question of how religious actors1 might affect democratization has been a controversial issue for decades. Scholars stressed the importance of political culture in explaining success or failure
Religion and Foreign Policy Making in the USA, India and Iran: Towards a research agenda
This article is concerned with religious soft power in foreign policy making through a focus on the foreign policies of the USA, India and Iran. It suggests that, if religious actors ‘get the ear’ of key foreign policy makers because of their shared religious beliefs, the former may become able to influence foreign policy outcomes through the exercise of religious soft power. In relation to the above-mentioned countries, the article proposes that…
Right-wing nationalism, populism, and religion: What are the connections and why
This collection focuses on right-wing nationalism, populism, and religion, both theoretically and empirically, with an emphasis on the following countries: Australia, India, Italy, Turkey, and the USA. Although not the same thing, nationalism and populism are said to be closely linked. Nationalists, like populists, may claim that there is but one ‘true religion’ – that is, their own and their followers’ – which helps focus their nationalist visio…
Religion and international relations after ‘9/11
There is now much awareness of the international dimensions of, and the significance of international relations to, democratization. In addition, there is widespread acceptance that militant Islam
Religion and International Relations: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It
The article surveys the recent scholarly study of religion and international relations/International Relations (ir/IR). The focus of the article is on two discrete periods: pre-11 September 2001 ('9/11') and post-9/11. During the first time period, Iran's Islamic revolution (1979), the civil war in former Yugoslavia and Huntington's 'clash of civilisations' (1993) were major foci of attention. The second period saw a large number of scholarly acc…
Donald Trump, “Judeo-Christian Values,” and the “Clash of Civilizations
Anti-Muslim feeling in the USA reflects not only long-standing antipathy linked to the events of 11 September 2001 but also reveals the success of an ideologically-focused political argument, one that has deliberately exaggerated the extent of values-based incompatibility between all Muslims and all “Westerners.” This was exhibited by Donald Trump and other leading Republicans in the 2016 presidential campaign, who sought to highlight the perceiv…
Political critique in Nigerian video films
Journal Article Political critique in Nigerian video films Get access Jonathan Haynes Jonathan Haynes Jonathan Haynes ([email protected]) is Associate Professor of English at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, New York. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Nigeria-Nsukka (1991–92), Ahmadu Bello University (1992–93), and the University of Ibadan (1996–97). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…
Introduction: Interfaith on the World Stage
In the wake of the events of 9/11, there has emerged a now significant body of literature that seeks to account for the “return” or “resurgence” of religion in international relations. Insofar as this literature typically focuses on particular religious traditions, however, a critical blind spot has developed whereby the contemporaneous proliferation of transnational interfaith initiatives-that necessarily rely on the collaborative efforts of two…
Islamist parties and political normalization in the Muslim world
Islamist parties and political normalization in the Muslim world." Democratization, 22(1), pp. 201–202
Innovation in Islam. Traditions and contributions
Innovation in Islam. Traditions and contributions, edited by Mehran Kamrava, Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, University of California Press, 2011, xii + 251 pp., index, £16.95 (paperback), ISBN 9
Trump and the Politics of International Religious Freedom
The article examines the USA's international religious freedom policy during the presidency of Donald Trump. It argues that the Trump administration consistently prioritised America's international religious freedom (IRF) policy according to Judeo-Christian values. This contrasted with previous administrations, which did not pursue such a clear Christocentric approach. The Trump administration has pursued the policy with vigour, drawing on Judeo-…
From Huntington to Trump: Twenty-Five Years of the “Clash of Civilizations
What is the explanatory value of the “clash of civilizations” paradigm, popularized by Samuel Huntington in the 1990s? How has Huntington’s argument fared in the perceptions of scholars and policy makers, the two audiences on which he focused? In the three decades since Huntington first aired his controversial framework, inter-civilizational “clash” and “dialogue” have become mainstream issues in both international relations and in many countries…
Introduction: The “Clash of Civilizations” and Relations between the West and the Muslim World
The spring 2019 issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs brings together nine scholars to examine various issues contained within a general research question: does Samuel Huntington’s ‘clash of civilizations’ paradigm help explain current Western governments’ responses to Muslim migration and related security issues? The contributors seek to explicate both theoretical and empirical examinations of Huntington’s ‘clash of civilizations’…
Politics, identity and religious nationalism in Turkey: From Atatürk to the AKP
Turkey has had an Islam-influenced government since a general election in 2002. The Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve KalkInma Partisi, abbreviated to AK Parti or AKP) won over a third of the popular vote and took power alone. A subsequent general election in 2007 saw the AKP win again with an improved 47 percent of votes cast. Over the last few years under the AKP, Turkey has often been noted for the 'moderation' of its Islam-influenced g…
Religion and a Human Rights Culture in America
During the Clinton and Bush Administrations, evangelicals translated their religiously-grounded support for certain international human rights causes into a more generic humanitarian language that non-religious people could also support. Following the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act under Clinton, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act rallied a coalition of human rights groups, evangelicals, and several feminist organizations.…
Religion, ethnicity and civil war in Africa: The cases of Uganda and Sudan
This paper focuses upon two former British colonies—Uganda and Sudan—to illustrate the contention that civil wars in Africa are typically rooted in religio-ethnic competition and conflict. Such conflicts are normally exacerbated by group competition for material resources in circumstances of developmental failures and political instability. To attempt to deal with the problems that cause religious and ethnic conflict leading to civil war, it is n…
Islam and democracy in East Africa
This study examines the relative political significance of domestic and transnational Islamic militancy in three East African countries: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It seeks to identify, describe and account for the sources and significance of such militancy and to relate how it impacts upon democratization outcomes. The analysis reaches three conclusions: first, encouraged by the post-9/11 international fall-out, regional Islamic networks are wo…
Christian Nationalism and Politics in Ghana
This paper argues that Christian nationalism is a significant religious and political ideology in Ghana, a west African country whose population is 70 per cent Christian. In Ghana, Christian nationalism is not simply Christians seeking to make their collective voice heard on issues of national interest. Instead, Christian nationalists pursue a religious and political project with the aim of remaking Ghana according to their values and beliefs. To…
The ‘Arab Uprising’, Islamists and Democratization
This article surveys political activities of selected Islamists in three Arab countries in the Mediterranean region: Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. Each is notable for recent growth in Islamist political activity in the context of democratization (Tunisia, Egypt) and political liberalization (Morocco). Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco are undergoing political changes consequent to the recent ‘Arab uprising’. The ‘Arab uprising’ involved country-specific y…
Secularism and religion-making
Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 1990 to 2023
Ghana: Politics, Economics and Society
Journal Article Ghana: Politics, Economics and Society Get access Ghana: Politics, Economics and Society, by Donald I. Ray. Frances Pinter, London, 1986. xix+192 pp. £17.50 hardback, £6.95 paperback. ISBN 0 86187 475 1 and 0 86187 476 5. JEFFREY HAYNES JEFFREY HAYNES North Staffordshire Polytechnic Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 86, Issue 344, July 1987, Pages 445–446, https://doi.…
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Portraits of Fidel Castro Fidel Castro: Nothing Can Stop the Course of History. Edited by Jeffrey M Elliott and Mervyn M Dymally. New York: Pathfinder Press. 1986. 258pp. £5.75pb Fidel and Religion: Castro Talks on Revolution and Religion with Frei Betto. Frei Betto. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1987. 314pp. $19.95hb Fidel: A Critical Portrait. Tad Szulc. London: Century Hutchinson. 1987. 585pp. £14.95hb. New York: William Morrow. 1986. 703pp. $…
Railway Workers and the P.N.D.C. Government in Ghana, 1982–90
This article looks at the railway workers of Ghana in the context of a struggle for domination between their own union and the Workers' Defence Committees created by the state after the coup d'etat of 31 December 1981, organised by Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. The conflict between what might be called ‘moderate’ and ‘militant’ workers mirrored the disputes at the national level during 1982 between the political pragmatists, including Rawling…
The History of Islam in Africa
Nehemia Levtzion and Randall L. Pouwels (eds), The History of Islam in Africa. Athens OH: Ohio University Press; Oxford: James Currey; Cape Town: David Philip, 2000, 592 pp., US26.95, 0 8214 1297 3 (paperback). - Volume 71 Issue 4
Power in Ghana from Early Colonial Times to the 1990s
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Power in Ghana From Early Colonial Times to the 1990s
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Comparative Politics and ‘Globalisation’
This article has two main aims: (1) to examine how, in the context of ‘globalisation’, transnational, international and domestic processes and practices interact; and (2) to consider what this implies for the study of comparative politics. Given the widely differing political, economic, technological and cultural characteristics of the world's 190-plus states, it is hardly surprising that the impact of international and transnational actors is li…
Democratic Consolidation in Africa: The Problematic Case of Ghana
In Africa, many countries, including Ghana, have post-authoritarian regimes. Democratically, to what extent do they differ from their authoritarian predecessors? The evidence presented here suggests that, while there are some signs of democratic consolidation in Ghana, democracy is not yet habitualised. The focus is on both the Jerry Rawlings government (1981-2001), and the successor regime, headed by John Kufuor (2001- ). The overall conclusion …
Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier: The Lie of the Borderlands since 1914
Paul Nugent, Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana–Togo Frontier: the lie of the borderlands since 1914. Athens OH: Ohio University Press; Legon: Sub-Saharan Books; Oxford: James Currey, 2002, 316 pp., £14.95, ISBN 0 85255 473 7 (hard covers), £16.95, ISBN 0 85255 472 9 (paperback). - Volume 73 Issue 1
Media and Democracy in Africa
Göran Hydén, Michael Leslie and Folu F. Ogundimu (eds), Media and Democracy in Africa. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (paperback 240 kr, €24.00, £16.95, ISBN 91 7106 495 8); New Brunswick NJ: Transaction Publishers (paperback US39.95, ISBN 0 76 580148 5). 2002, 260 pp. - Volume 74 Issue 3
Religion and Development
The aim of this chapter is to provide readers with
Palgrave Advances in Development Studies
Palgrave Advances in Development Studies aims to provide readers with an understanding of the disparate theories concerning development, their assumptions and the intellectual forces underpinning them
Al Qaeda: Ideology and action
Serious threats to global order are said to emanate from Al Qaeda, exemplified by bombings and multiple deaths in, inter alia, Bali, Dar es Salaam, Istanbul, Nairobi, New York and Madrid. These outrages raise the question about the ideological assumptions and goals of Al Qaeda – given that the majority of the dead were not Jews or Christians, but Muslims. What were the bombers trying to achieve? What were their ideological assumptions and goals? …
Islamic Militancy in East Africa
This paper examines the relative political significance of domestic and transnational Islamic militancy in three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It seeks to identify, describe and account for the sources and significance of such militancy, with a focus upon the significance of al-Qaeda and regional affiliates. The paper argues that, encouraged by the post-9/11 international fall out, regional Islamic networks work towards impr…
Religion and international relations after ‘9/11
There is now much awareness of the international dimensions of, and the significance of international relations to, democratization. In addition, there is widespread acceptance that militant Islam
Religion and international relations in the 21st century: Conflict or co-operation
Prominent sociologists, such as Peter Berger, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Sociology and Theology, at Boston University, argue that there is a global 'religious resurgence'. Several prominent International Relations scholars similarly believe that global religious resurgence is a 'fact'. For example, Petito and Hatzopoulos, editors of Religion in International Relations: The Return from Exile, claim that 'against ... sociological background of…
Islam and democracy in East Africa
This study examines the relative political significance of domestic and transnational Islamic militancy in three East African countries: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It seeks to identify, describe and account for the sources and significance of such militancy and to relate how it impacts upon democratization outcomes. The analysis reaches three conclusions: first, encouraged by the post-9/11 international fall-out, regional Islamic networks are wo…
Political critique in Nigerian video films
Journal Article Political critique in Nigerian video films Get access Jonathan Haynes Jonathan Haynes Jonathan Haynes ([email protected]) is Associate Professor of English at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, New York. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Nigeria-Nsukka (1991–92), Ahmadu Bello University (1992–93), and the University of Ibadan (1996–97). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…
Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Peace-building
In recent years, religion has made a remarkable return to prominence in Western development circles. Confounding the expectations of secularists, religion has a strong — perhaps growing — significance as a strong source of identity for millions of people in the developing world. Consequently, religious individuals and faith-based organisations, as carriers of religious ideas, play an important role in many societies, both as a source of conflict …
Religion and Development: Conflict or Cooperation
Introduction: Religion and Development Religious Resurgence, Globalization, and Good Governance Religion and Development: The Ambivalence of the Sacred Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building Economic Growth, Poverty and Hunger Environmental Sustainability Health Education Conclusion
Religion and Development: Conflict or Cooperation?
Jeffrey Haynes adopts a chronological and conceptual approach to introduce students to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and development in the developing world
Religion, ethnicity and civil war in Africa: The cases of Uganda and Sudan
This paper focuses upon two former British colonies—Uganda and Sudan—to illustrate the contention that civil wars in Africa are typically rooted in religio-ethnic competition and conflict. Such conflicts are normally exacerbated by group competition for material resources in circumstances of developmental failures and political instability. To attempt to deal with the problems that cause religious and ethnic conflict leading to civil war, it is n…
Islam and Violence in the Modern Era by Beverley Milton‐Edwards
Religion and Foreign Policy Making in the USA, India and Iran: Towards a research agenda
This article is concerned with religious soft power in foreign policy making through a focus on the foreign policies of the USA, India and Iran. It suggests that, if religious actors ‘get the ear’ of key foreign policy makers because of their shared religious beliefs, the former may become able to influence foreign policy outcomes through the exercise of religious soft power. In relation to the above-mentioned countries, the article proposes that…
Religion and a Human Rights Culture in America
During the Clinton and Bush Administrations, evangelicals translated their religiously-grounded support for certain international human rights causes into a more generic humanitarian language that non-religious people could also support. Following the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act under Clinton, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act rallied a coalition of human rights groups, evangelicals, and several feminist organizations.…
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