POLS 2940 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
15 Dec 2014
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Westphalia as a secular solution to a religious problem. Real world events speak to a revival of religion in global politics. Revival; iranian revolution; second vatican council; 9-11; arab spring. Clash of civilizations thesis (see map here ) Neo-gramscian approaches religious ideas can be part of the totality that can contribute to either hegemony or counter-hegemonic forces. Religious conflict : violence motivated by religion. Contested sacred sites: budist statues, aqsa in jerusalem. Foreign policy: forign policy; saudi arabia and human rights, Transnational religious actors: religious leaders at un, world vision international, islamic relief. Military and humanitarian intervention: when intervened on minorities, its usually with the minority they share religion with. * post westphalian- post soverignty * epistomology: * rational ability of our mind is giving priority * reason and the renesaunce * neo-realism have no room for religion in global politics. In other words, what does it mean for the discipline of. Tas are handing out materials for the simulation.
