Religious Leaders and Conflict Transformation - Northern Ireland and Beyond

The book introduces a theoretical framework to understand the role of religious leaders in conflict transformation and peacebuilding.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Religious actors and conflict transformation: theory and practice; 2. Situating religious actors in Irish history; 3. Churches in 'troubles': leaders, institutions and political involvement; 4. From diagnosis to treatment: devising an inclusive public theology of citizenship; 5. Public theology of inclusive governance: peace deals and political agreements; 6. Religious epistemic communities in a post-conflict setting; 7. Beyond Northern Ireland: religious expertise and conflict transformation; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Nukhet A. Sandal is the Director of War and Peace Studies, and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University. Her work on religion, foreign policy and divided societies has appeared in the European Journal of International Relations, International Politics, Review of International Studies, Alternatives, Political Studies, West European Politics, Human Rights Quarterly, and the Canadian Journal of Political Science. She is co-author of Religion in International Relations Theory: Interactions and Possibilities (2013).

Summary

With the rise of religious conflicts and fundamentalisms worldwide, there is an increasing demand for resources that bridge religion and conflict resolution. Sandal's book on religious leaders and conflict resolution introduces a novel way of looking at religious expertise in divided societies.

Product details

• Authors: Nukhet Sandal, Nukhet A. Sandal, Nukhet. A Sandal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9781107161719
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16171-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Law, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / General, HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Peacekeeping operations, Social groups: religious groups and communities