Handbook on Religion and International Relations

Edited by Jeffrey Haynes, Emeritus Professor of Politics, London Metropolitan University, UK

‘Notwithstanding, this Handbook provides a very informative treatment of relevant concepts, including but not limited to such notions as the advent of “God’s century” (187), the “global God divide” (200), “track two peace negotiations” (42, 201),“scriptualisation of Islam” (163), “sharia reservations” (218) with regard to freedom of religion and belief and the pro-life and pro-choice debates. Case studies of Turkey and India also prove to be very insightful, particularly from a historical viewpoint. This volume also presents excellent indexing of the most salient themes in the study of political actors’ approaches towards faith in global politics, primarily in Western contexts. This includes some insightful analysis of related topics in the fields of security, gender, environment, immigration, international development and foreign policy, among others.’

• Contents:Introduction: Religion and international relations in the twenty-first century 1Jeffrey HaynesPART I CORE ISSUES AND TOPICS1 Religion in international relations: Theory and practice 5Jeffrey Haynes2 The rise and fall of secularism in international relations 24Daniel Philpott3 Religion and foreign policy 38John A. Rees4 Religion and transnational relations: Bridges, barriers and breakthroughs 52Jonathan D. James5 A feminist perspective on religion in international relations 68Anne Jenichen6 Political Islam and international relations theory 83Jocelyne Cesari7 Religion and international security: From confessionalization to securitization 100Delphine Allès8 International religious terrorism 115Gus MartinPART II DEBATES AND CONTROVERSIES9 The clash of civilizations, then and now 129Jonathan Fox10 Religion and the international politics of climate change 143Katharina Glaab11 Religion and international migration 156Ayhan Kaya12 Religion and international armed conflict: Why and how religionprecipitates and intensifies it 171Davis Brown13 Engaging religion through diplomacy: The case of the United States 187Peter Mandaville14 Religion and international development 197Katherine Marshall15 The international promotion of freedom of religion or belief: Keydebates and divides 215Marie Juul Petersen16 Religiously affiliated organizations 231Karsten LehmannPART III CASE STUDIES17 Religion and the United Nations 246Claudia Baumgart-Ochse18 Religion in the European Union 259Lucian N. Leustean and Jeffrey Haynes19 Struggling with jihad over Jerusalem: The Organisation of IslamicCooperation’s approach to war and peace 275Turan Kayaoglu20 International relations and the pope 289Mariano P. Barbato21 Religion and America’s international relations 302Lee Marsden22 Religion and Iran’s international relations 317Nikolay Kozhanov23 Religion and Turkey’s international relations 331İştar Gözaydın24 Religion and India’s international relations 348Catarina Kinnvall25 Religious diplomacy and US–Israeli relations 363Daniel G. HummelIndex 375