Politics in a Religious World
Building a Religiously Informed U.S. Foreign Policy
1st Edition
Published on 29. September 2011
176 pages
978-1-4411-9108-3 (ISBN)
Description
Politics in a Religious World examines why US diplomacy often misunderstands, if not ignores, the role of religion in international conflicts.
After the Cold War, it became evident that religion was a key factor in many conflicts, including Bosnia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. However, the US failed to correctly appreciate this role, for example predicting the failure of the Iranian theocrats in 1979. Today, most of the security and foreign relations challenges faced by the US are infused with religious factors, from its relations with Iran to the Iraq war and jihadist terrorists. Religion, however, can also play a transnational role when it comes to human rights, conflict resolution, and political mobilization.
Written by an expert in the field, the book analyzes why the US deliberately avoids the religious dimension of international affairs and proposes a comprehensive approach to a religiously literate US foreign policy. Politics in a Religious World addresses a needed area and will appeal to anyone studying US foreign policy as well as the interaction of religion and international affairs.
After the Cold War, it became evident that religion was a key factor in many conflicts, including Bosnia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. However, the US failed to correctly appreciate this role, for example predicting the failure of the Iranian theocrats in 1979. Today, most of the security and foreign relations challenges faced by the US are infused with religious factors, from its relations with Iran to the Iraq war and jihadist terrorists. Religion, however, can also play a transnational role when it comes to human rights, conflict resolution, and political mobilization.
Written by an expert in the field, the book analyzes why the US deliberately avoids the religious dimension of international affairs and proposes a comprehensive approach to a religiously literate US foreign policy. Politics in a Religious World addresses a needed area and will appeal to anyone studying US foreign policy as well as the interaction of religion and international affairs.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-9108-3 (9781441191083)
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09/2011
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Person
Eric Patterson is Associate Director, Berkley Center for Religion and World Affairs and Visiting Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University, USA. Patterson also served as a White House Fellow, US Office of Personnel management. He is the co-author with Major John Gallager of Debating the War of Ideas (2009).
Content
Preface
1. Politics in a Religious World
2. International Relations' Next Great Debate: Bringing Religion In
3. The Failings of Secularist Foreign Policy Approaches
4. New Opportunities for Liberalism and Realism
5. The Religious Dynamics of War and Peace
6. Enhancing U.S. Foreign Policy with Religious Literacy
7. Liberty, Democracy, and Development
8. America's Comparative Advantage: Religious Capital
Notes
Index
1. Politics in a Religious World
2. International Relations' Next Great Debate: Bringing Religion In
3. The Failings of Secularist Foreign Policy Approaches
4. New Opportunities for Liberalism and Realism
5. The Religious Dynamics of War and Peace
6. Enhancing U.S. Foreign Policy with Religious Literacy
7. Liberty, Democracy, and Development
8. America's Comparative Advantage: Religious Capital
Notes
Index
