Media, Religion and Conflict (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754678533)

International relations as a discipline has largely ignored the role of religion in shaping international events. The growth of Islamist militancy, the increasing influence of the Christian Right on US foreign policy and George Bush's war on terror changed this for good. Now more than ever we need to analyze this change and consider how religion and the way it is represented affects international politics. Lee Marsden and Heather Savigny uniquely bring together some of the leading figures in the fields of politics and media, international relations and security, and international relations and religion, including freelance journalist and newspaper columnist Nick Cohen, the international authority on politics and religion Professor Jeffrey Haynes, and Professor Justin Lewis who has a number of BBC commissions under his belt. The volume offers a series of case studies reflecting on how the media covers religion as conflict within and between states. It challenges readers to critically examine how media reportage and commentary influences perceptions and responses to religion and security.

Author: Lee Marsden
ISBN-10: 0754678539
ISBN-13: 9780754678533
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/28/2009
Pages: 194
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d