Religion and Human Security

A Global Perspective
Herausgeber: Wellman, James K; Lombardi, Clark B

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Since the1950s the world has witnessed a period of extraordinary religious revival in which religious political parties and non-governmental organizations have gained power around the globe. At the same time, the international community has come to focus on the challenge of promoting global human security. This groundbreaking book explores how these trends are interacting. In theoretical essays and case studies from Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, the Americas, Africa and Europe, the contributors address such crucial questions as: Under what circumstances do religiously motivated actors advance or harm human welfare? Do certain state policies tend to promote security-enhancing behavior among religious groups? The book concludes by providing important suggestions to policymakers about how to factor the influence of religion into their evaluation of a population's human security and into programs designed to improve human security around the globe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780199827756
• ISBN-10: 0199827753
• Artikelnr.: 34928312

Autorenporträt

James K. Wellman is Associate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. Clark Lombardi is Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Washington.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* 1. Clark Lombardi and James K. Wellman, Jr.: Introduction: Religion
and Human Security: An Understudied Relationship
* 2. James K. Wellman, Jr.: The Dance of Desire in Religion and Human
Security.
* 3. Murat Somer: The Janus-Faced Relation of Religious Actors and
Human Security: Islamic and Secular Values in Turkey
* 4. Charles McDaniel: The Role of Human Security in the Contest
between the Egyptian Government and the Muslim Brotherhood
* 5. C. Christine Fair and Clark Lombardi: Popular Muslim Attitudes
Towards Violent Islamic Groups: The Case of Pakistan
* 6. Karen Bhangoo: Networking through Religion: The Case of Malerkotla
* 7. Rowena Robinson: Indian Muslim Leadership: Predicaments and
Possibilities for Human Security
* 8. Jonathan Warren: 'A Little with God is a Lot': Popular Religion
and Human Security in the Land of the Brazilian Colonels
* 9. C. Matthew Samson, Davidson College, Interrogating Human Security
and Religion in Guatemala
* 10. Gladys Ganiel: Striking a Balance: Christianity and the
Challenges of Long Term Human Security in Zimbabwe
* 11. James Tiburcio: Beyond Basic Human Security: The Role of
Religious Institutions in Angola
* 12. Emily Morrison Griffin: In Violence and in Peace: The Role of
Religion and Human Security in Northern Ireland
* 13. Lucien Leustean: Eastern Christianity and Security in Post-War
Europe
* 14. Sayres Rudy: Washed By a Deluge: The Religious Struggle for Human
Security in Algeria and Poland
* 15. Daniel A. MÃ(c)traux: The Soka Gakkai and Human Security
* Bibliography