Religious Freedom, Conspiracies, and Faith
The Geopolitics of Ukrainian Autocephaly
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6129240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denys Shestopalets (0000-0002-3365-3329, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 25-39 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15570274.2020.1795441 |
| OpenAlex | W3081190955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
The article offers an overview of the geopolitical dimension of the major shifts in the religious landscape of Ukraine in the period 2018–2019. In particular, it deals with the responses of various international players to the proclamation of a Ukrainian autocephalous church in December 2018 and with the argumentative strategies employed by them either for legitimating the necessity of Ukrainian autocephaly, or for compromising its image in the public eye. Based on the analysis of public statements and media interviews of high ranking officials of Ukraine, Russia, and the USA, this article demonstrates that the developments of 2018–2019 further contributed to the geopoliticization of the Orthodox division in Ukraine and a concomitant instrumentalization of religious freedom as a tool of ideological struggles both on the discursive and practical levels of international relations
Argumentative · Epistemology · Faith · Geopolitics · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Proclamation · Sociology · Ukrainian · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |