Track Code
RC43
Track Chairs
Prof. Giorgio Shani
Prof. John A Rees
RC43 - Religion and Politics focuses on global, regional and local interactions between religion and politics throughout the world. Political ideas and policies relevant to different religions (particularly, but not exclusively, those with global adherents) are examined. Public religion in contemporary culture and society is studied, particularly in relation to peace, development, human rights, environment, political processes, political organizations, and identity.
Open Panels
- Autocratization and the Question of Palestine
Chair: Mrs. Natalia Calfat - Conservative Movements and Religion in Latin America: Challenges and Resistances
Chair: Mr. Thierry Maire - Cosmologies and Global Justice: Perspectives from Outside the West
Chair: Prof. Jun-Hyeok Kwak - Populism and Religion - The Struggle of Family Values
- Religion and National Identity in Global Politics
Chair: Prof. Giorgio Shani - Resisting Authoritarianism in South Asia: Governance, narratives and re-democratizing strategies
Chair: Dr. Papia Sen Gupta