Senior Lecturer, Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University Co-director, Religion and State Project Territorial Conflict, Politics & Religion, Extremist Social Movements New Book: Religious Minorities at Risk, Oxford, w Matthias Basedau & Jonathan Fox
An exceptional opportunity to do important academic work with a wonderful human being @adam42smith.bsky.social
Sebastian KarcherI'm hiring an Associate Director for the Center for Qualitative & Multi-Method Inquiry: www.sujobopps.com/postings/114... Run IQMR, work on QDR, help run events around methods @maxwellsu.bsky.social - great for recent MA or PhD interested in alt-ac 1/2
For my American friends and colleagues. #earthtoplanet earthtoplanet.com
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European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS)📚 ECPS Book Review 📖 The Political Theologies of Populism: The Garveyites, the Klan, and the Wobblies, 1905–1930 🔍 What connects the Ku Klux Klan, Marcus Garvey's movement, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Trumpism, BLM, and democratic socialism? 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/the-politica...
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Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion seeks dynamic and reliable leadership for its Executive Office. This is a part-time, remote, independent consultant position. We invite candidates to submit a CV and letter of interest by July 31, 2026. sssreligion.org/announcement...
Really interesting new study at Politics and Religion demonstrating the impact of the January 6th riot on declining religiosity and declining identification with the Republican Party @apsareligion.bsky.social #polrel
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR#OpenAccess from Politics and Religion - Backlash to Christian nationalism: The impact of the January 6th insurrection on Americans’ religiosity and political partisanship - https://cup.org/3RxTUL5 - David E. Campbell & Geoffrey C. Layman #FirstView #Jan6
@norafisheronar.bsky.social fantastic volume, Contesting Pluralism(s) Islamism, Liberalism, and Nationalism in Turkey and Beyond, now out in paperback at @universitypress.cambridge.org #polrel #turkey
Contesting Pluralism(s) | Cambridge University Press & Assessmentwww.cambridge.orgBrilliant work and a critical review of the securitization and religion literature in #securitystudies by Jocelyne Cesari! #polisky #polrel
Securitization Paradigm and ReligionThe securitization paradigm developed by the Copenhagen School examines how political elites construct threats through speech acts. When, after 9/11, the paradigm began to be applied to situations ...www.tandfonline.comThe next regional data review for the Religion and State project, round 4 #RAS4 focusing on #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean, by Jonathan Fox, Dennis Petri, and yours truly is up at the Review of Faith & International Affairs. Happy reading! #polrel
Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990 and 2023The study of religion and politics in Latin America has traditionally emphasized the historical dominance of the Catholic Church and the region’s reputation as one heavily shaped by religion, while...www.tandfonline.comExcellent new work by Erdi Ozturk and @zeynepalemdar.bsky.social at the nexus of #polrel #nationalism and #populism, examining how these three concepts have become entangled under AKP rule in Turkey, helping explain their electoral appeal and legitimation strategies.
Sacralizing the nation: religion, nationalism, and populism in Turkey under AKP ruleThis article analyses the entanglement of religion, nationalism, and populism in Turkey under the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Drawing on scholarship on nationalism and populism and on the ...www.tandfonline.comHappy to note my article at @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social w Marko Vekovic & Jonathan Fox is now in print issue 42:4, with other excellent #polrel contributions from @ailbhe-c.bsky.social on the ROC as anti-abortion lobbyist and Ekaterina Travova on the ROC's role in modern Russian autocracy
Governmental discrimination against religious minorities in the post-communist states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1990–2023This study examines patterns of governmental religious discrimination (GRD) against 182 religious minorities in 30 states and independent territories between 1990 and 2023 in the post-communist Eas...www.tandfonline.comInteresting new meta-analysis by @aecoppock.bsky.social and Radha Sarkar on the effects of religious messages and endorsements by religious leaders on political attitudes. Check it out! #polisky #polrel
The Effects of Religious Messages and Endorsements on Political Attitudes: A Meta-Reanalysis | American Political Science Review | Cambridge CoreThe Effects of Religious Messages and Endorsements on Political Attitudes: A Meta-Reanalysiswww.cambridge.org#polrel
Şener AktürkExactly 2 years ago today, "Not So Innocent..." was published. It has been viewed more than 36,000 times so far at the International Security journal's website, with about 4,000 pdf downloads @intsecurity.bsky.social Thanks to everyone who made this possible! direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
The Jonathan Sacks Institute, Bar-Ilan University is accepting applicants for MA, PhD and Post-Doc scholarships for research that engages with the ideas and writings of R'Sacks in political studies, law, and social sciences in general. Deadline: 30.6.2026 More info: sacks.institute@biu.ac.il #polrel