INFORMATION

Name：Comparative Regional Religious Conflicts in the Age of Globalization

Series: Religious Studies in Global Perspective Series (VII)

Author: Zhang Yuan

Publisher: Religious Culture Press

Publication date: August 2023

Pages: 274

ISBN: 9787518813629

AUTHOR

Zhang Yuan, PhD in International Politics from Fudan University and Postdoctoral Fellow in Law from East China University of Political Science and Law. She is currently a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University, deputy editor-in-chief of Arab World Studies, part-time researcher at the Center for the Study of Religion and China's National Security of the Shanghai University Think Tank, and selected for the National Support Program for High-Level Talents. Her main research fields are religion and international relations, Middle East politics and diplomacy, international conflicts and national security. Her main publications include Religious Functional Units and Regional Violent Conflicts, Religion and Rule of Law in the Post-Terrorism Era, Political Development and Diplomatic Choice of Jordan since the New Century, etc. She has published more than 60 papers in domestic and international academic journals, and her research results have been awarded with provincial and ministerial scientific research prizes for many times.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction Convergence and Divergence of Religions

in the Age of Globalization

Section 1 The Interests of Religion

Section 2 The Convergence and Divergence of Religions

Section 3 Place-Based Religious Interaction

Summary Ancient New Propositions

Chapter 1 Religious Conflicts in Geopolitical Perspective

Section 1 Religious Maps

Section 2 Religious Safe Spaces for Survival

Section 3 Offensive Religious Conflicts

Section 4 Defensive Religious Conflicts

Section 5 Fragmentation, Overlap and Reconstruction of Religious Maps

Summary Urbanization, Inhibiting Deterrence, and Effective Dialogue

Chapter 2 Territorial Disputes and Religious Tensions

in Southeast Asia

Section 1 Thailand and Cambodia's Monastery Controversy

Section 2 Communal Discrimination and Religious Conflict in Myanmar

Section 3 ASEAN and the Governance of Religious Conflict in the Region

Summary Releasing Religious Tensions

Chapter 3 External Intervention and Religious Rivalries

in the Balkans

Section 1 External Religious Interventions in the Balkans

Section 2 The Faith Motivators of Religious Interventions

Section 3 Impact Assessment of External Religious Interventions

Summary The Enigma of Separatism under Religious Intervention

Chapter 4 Political Chaos and the Struggle for Religious Dominance in the Middle East

Section 1 Sectarian Conflicts in the Middle East Security Dilemma

Section 2 Militarization of Religious Extremist Forces

Section 3 Comparison of Non-State Armed Forces Affecting Regional Religious Security

Section 4 Response to and Governance of Religious Demilitarization

Summary The Importance of State Capacity

Chapter 5 Commonalities, Characteristics, and Changes

in Regional Religious Conflicts

Section 1 Who is the Leading Force in Conflict?

Section 2: Spoilers

Section 3 The Swing in Allegiances

Section 4 Secular Political Order Expectations and Conflicting Religious Interventions

Section 5 Additional Fears

Summary Good and Evil Causes and Consequences of Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Chapter 6 The Governance of Religious Conflict

Section 1 Global Religious Revival and Faith-Based International Crisis Governance

Section 2 Religious Wisdom for Conflict Mitigation: Faith-Based Public Diplomacy

Section 3 Belt and Road and Cross-border Cooperation against Religious Extremism

Summary A Community of Shared Responsibility

Can the era of globalization lead to the end of

the clash of civilizations theory?

Bibliography

Bibliography of Religious Studies Series in Global Perspective