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Posts Tagged ‘Jonathan Fox’
Jason Klocek on Religious Conflict and Repression
Why do governments repress religious organizations? Jason Klocek, a doctoral candidate at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how government experience with, and fear of, conflict that has a religious dimension will motivate rulers to crack down not only on religious that appear to be a direct threat, but most religions in general. He shares the research results of a study he conducted with Prof. Peter Henne of the University of Vermont and provides a number of interesting case studies to illustrate their explanation, including Russia and China. To download our podcast, “right click” the download button and choose “save as….” Or subscribe to us on iTunes. [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] Davis Brown on Religion, Initiating War, and Data
Does the religious composition of a nation and its leaders have an impact on whether a country will initiate a war? Prof. Davis Brown, a research fellow at Baylor’s ISR, discusses his most recent article on this subject and details a new data set that he has constructed (and is expanding) to answer questions like this one and others. His analysis reveals that countries with a Christian war ethic have been much less likely to initiate wars than ones with an Islamic war ethic, dating back to 1946. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter! [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] |
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