Politics and Religion: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the complex interactions between politics and religion in both domestic and international contexts.
Politics and Religion: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the complex interactions between politics and religion in both domestic and international contexts.
Jeffrey Haynes is Emeritus Professor of Politics at London Metropolitan University, UK. His recent edited handbooks include: Religion and Political Parties (2019), Religion, Politics, and Ideology (2021), Religion and Politics, 3rd ed. (2023), Religion & Nationalism (2025) and Politics and Religion in Contemporary America (2025). Haynes has written extensively about politics in Ghana in Christian Nationalism and Democracy in Ghana (2025) and Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The Politics of Jerry John Rawlings (2023). He has also written extensively about religion and politics in the USA, including two research monographs - From Huntington to Trump: Thirty Years of the Clash of Civilizations (2019) and Trump and the Politics of Neo-Nationalism: The Christian Right and Secular Nationalism in America (2021).
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1 The basics Introduction Politics and religion: Modernisation and secularisation What the book is about Politics Religion World Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism The book: Chapter by chapter Conclusion 2 Domestic politics State and religion Political society Civil society Social capital Conclusions Questions 3 International politics Globalisation and religion International politics and religion Post-secular international politics Conclusion Questions 4 Contentious politics Contentious politics and religion Democratisation and democracy Right-wing populism Culture wars Religious terrorism Conclusion Questions 5 Gender and feminism Gender and politics Gender, power and ideology Islamic feminism Turkey and Islamic feminism France and Islamic feminism Conclusion Questions 6 Freedom and discrimination State policies with respect to freedom of religion or belief International religious freedom after World War II State discrimination against religious minorities in the Middle East and North Africa International discrimination against women and sexual minorities Discrimination against the non-religious in sub-Saharan Africa Conclusion Questions 7 Nation and nationalism Secular nationalism Nationalism and religion Nationalism and Confucianism Nationalism and Christianity Nationalism and Islam Conclusion Questions 8 Challenges and opportunities Politics, religion and security Politics, religion, governance and global order Conclusion
1 The basics Introduction Politics and religion: Modernisation and secularisation What the book is about Politics Religion World Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism The book: Chapter by chapter Conclusion 2 Domestic politics State and religion Political society Civil society Social capital Conclusions Questions 3 International politics Globalisation and religion International politics and religion Post-secular international politics Conclusion Questions 4 Contentious politics Contentious politics and religion Democratisation and democracy Right-wing populism Culture wars Religious terrorism Conclusion Questions 5 Gender and feminism Gender and politics Gender, power and ideology Islamic feminism Turkey and Islamic feminism France and Islamic feminism Conclusion Questions 6 Freedom and discrimination State policies with respect to freedom of religion or belief International religious freedom after World War II State discrimination against religious minorities in the Middle East and North Africa International discrimination against women and sexual minorities Discrimination against the non-religious in sub-Saharan Africa Conclusion Questions 7 Nation and nationalism Secular nationalism Nationalism and religion Nationalism and Confucianism Nationalism and Christianity Nationalism and Islam Conclusion Questions 8 Challenges and opportunities Politics, religion and security Politics, religion, governance and global order Conclusion
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