The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations

Thomas, Scott M.

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“…Despite repeated claims that religions and religious beliefs represent an important yet neglected factor in development (e.g., Marshall & Keough, 2004;Ter Haar and Ellis, 2006;Thomas, 2005), empirical studies on the effects of religion on development efforts are scarce. Religion may influence the perceptions and behaviors of several parties in the development arena.…”

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The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda

2013

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This study responds to the need for more empirical knowledge pertaining to the effect of religion on development efforts. We find that Christian Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have significantly lower funding costs and consistently underperform in terms of financial profit indicators. Contrary to our hypotheses Christian MFIs are as efficient in assuring loan repayment and their average loan sizes are on par with those of their secular peers. When splitting the Christian MFIs into Catholic and Protestant subgroups, we find that the lower financial performance for Catholic MFIs seems to be driven by the lower interest rates that are charged on outstanding loan portfolios whereas the lower financial performance of Protestant MFIs is a result of higher operating costs. In addition, the study provides a new agenda for research pertaining to the effects of religion on development efforts.

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The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda

2013

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“…14. See, for example, Sandal and James (2011), Shakman Hurd (2008, 2012, Snyder (2011), Fitzgerald (2011), Shah et al (2012, Thomas (2005), Phillips (2010Phillips ( , 2011, etc. 15.…”

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States and ontological security: A historical rethinking

Zarakol¹

2016

Cooperation and Conflict

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In this brief essay, I explore the relationship between 'states' (or more broadly, institutions of political authority) and ontological security. Drawing from historical examples, I argue that it is a mistake to assume that all 'states' seek ontological security: this generalisation applies only to those polities that claim to be the main ontological security providers. I then develop a typology of institutional ontological security provision arrangements as have existed throughout history, arguing that another reason the concept of ontological security is valuable for international relations (IR) is because it offers a way to compare systems across time and space without assuming the primacy of politics or religion. In summary, IR does not have to limit its use of the concept of ontological security to a synonym for 'state identity' -ontological security can offer much more than that by helping the discipline reach across time and space.

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“…Since the seminal studies of Gilles Kepel [1], José Casanova [2], Peter Berger [3], religions have been conceptualized in terms of their "return" (Fabio Petito and Pavlos Hatzopoulos) [4], "revenge" (as in Kepel's work) "resurgence" (Scott Thomas) [5] non only as the "missing dimension of statecraft" (Douglas Johnston and Cynthia Sampson) [6] and in terms of a post-secular turn in domestic political systems, but also, and more importantly, in the analysis of the international order and the new "struggle for identity" in the global arena.…”

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The Concept of Periphery in Pope Francis’ Discourse: A Religious Alternative to Globalization?

Ferrara

2015

Religions

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Abstract:Since the beginning of his mandate, Pope Francis has used the concept of periphery as a metaphor of social marginality. However, the notion of periphery also seems to target the asymmetries generated by the liberal version of globalization. Pope Francis' narrative has to be read in the broader context of the relation between religions and globalization. That interaction is usually conceptualized in terms of religions capitalizing on global "vectors", such as new information and communication technologies, processes of political and institutional integration, shared cultural patterns, transnational phenomena and organizations. An alternative way to analyze the role of religions consists in considering them as agencies defending the perspective of a universal community, putting into question the national political boundaries and contesting the existing global order. Understood in those terms, the concept of periphery reveals to be a powerful rhetoric device, insofar as it suggests that it is possible to get a wider perspective of the current state of the world looking form the edge rather than from the center.

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The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations

Cited by 308 publications

References 13 publications

The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda

The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda

States and ontological security: A historical rethinking

The Concept of Periphery in Pope Francis’ Discourse: A Religious Alternative to Globalization?

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