The slim crescent that rose above the skyline on July 9th signifies the beginning of this year’s holy month of…
Revisited: The “good” and the “bad” Muslims of China
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The affective allure of authoritarianism
In late summer 2021, media platforms in the United States were electric with news of right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson’s visit…
The inevitable Islamic State? The paradoxes of Sudanese politics and society
Noah Salomon’s recent book, For Love of the Prophet, is a lesson in academic creativity in the face of adversity.…
Religion and politics beyond religious freedom
I would like to thank each of the contributors to this series for their generous engagement with my book, Beyond…
Securing the Sacred: Religion, National Security, and the Western State
In his new book, Securing the Sacred, Robert M. Bosco examines how secular states attempt to understand and engage religious…
“After the Shipwreck”: Interpreting religion in international relations
Having been invited to reflect upon the themes of this forum, first raised during the European University Institute (EUI) workshop “Beyond…
Gazing into the future
The efflorescence of religious life in China over the past thirty-some years has been truly amazing. In the rural areas…
New report on religion and international relations
A working group on "international relations and religion," convened by Michael Desch and Daniel Philpott, recently released released a detailed report.
Blurring the boundaries
Four guided missiles packed with explosive material hurtled into the morning sky. Though the day was brilliant blue and cloudless,…
Shared sovereignty
On October 21, at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, an interdisciplinary group of scholars from Europe,…