Surely this was not how most of its philosophers wanted liberalism or pluralism to turn out: a world in which…
Stuck in the middle with you
conflict
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Ethno-religious clashes in Myanmar
Last week in Myanmar, ethnic and religious clashes between majority-group Rakhine Buddhists and minority-group Rohingya Muslims left at least a…
Alawites, Alevis, and Assad
n a recent article in The New Republic, Soner Cagaptay discusses how Syria's sectarian divisions could exacerbate current divisions in Turkey.
Power and resources: A conversation with Sidney Jones
In May of 2010, I sat down for a conversation with the legendary human rights advocate Sidney Jones of the…
Mapping religious landscapes
This summer in Kenya I was able to observe one such community health asset mapping project in the informal settlement…
Peace from the ground up: An interview with Myla Leguro
After spending two years earning her master’s degree at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies—and…
Cosmic war on a global scale: An interview with Mark Juergensmeyer
As director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Mark Juergensmeyer…
“Women, Religion, and Peace”
The United States Institute of Peace, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and the World Faiths Development…
Nicholas Kristof to discuss “covering conflict”
On April 12, the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University will host a conversation and book…