Abstract
Despite the monumental bibliography on religions and international relations, there is a good deal of confusion and theoretical uncertainty.
One way of contributing to the cause of clarity ts by trying to be more accurate about the various characterizations of the connection between religions and world politics. In this domain we distinguish at least the following dimensions:
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religions and inter-state relations;
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religions and internationalism;
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religions and transnationalism;
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religions and globalism.
I refer to those dimensions through my own interpretation on their defining arguments. Inter-state relations focus on foreign policy; internationalism focuses on the legitimacy of international bodies and international democracy; transnationalism focuses on collective identity; finally, globalism focuses on the agenda of world politics.
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Ferrara, P. (2014). Religion and World Politics. In: Global Religions and International Relations: A Diplomatic Perspective. Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137400826_2
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