Results for tag:politics
Did the Netherlands halt populism? Political pluralism, religious diversity and the spirit of accommodation in 21st century Dutch politics
| Date: | 24 March 2017 |
| Author: | Sanne Hupkes |
Today’s post is the second article on the Dutch elections that were held last week written by Sanne Hupkes, this time a reaction to the results of the elections and the conclusions drawn from those by some Dutch politicians. Has populism actually been ‘halted’, as some claim? And is there something like ‘the wrong kind of populism’?
Inviting our future: liberal de-culturalization and the Paris attacks – Part two
| Date: | 16 February 2016 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
In today’s post Ton Groeneweg continues his analysis of liberal de-culturalization as a deeper trend exposed by the responses to the attacks in Paris. In this second part of his blog, he focuses on how this process of de-culturalization has sincere consequences for our existence in liberal societies, and how the experienced threats to our liberal existence might offer some opportunities as well.
Is there a secular humanitarian faith?
| Date: | 24 September 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
There’s been much discussion recently about faith-based and secular responses to humanitarian emergencies that has attempted to highlight the normative assumptions present in both.
Secularism, Security and the Limits of the State: The Displacement Crisis and the Role of Religion Part Two
| Date: | 03 September 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Rethinking “security”, the role of the state, the secularist biases that exist in policy and practice around displacement and religion’s potential to address these problems are crucial issues to consider in terms of religion’s intersection with the global crisis of displacement.
Secularism, Security and the Limits of the State: The Displacement Crisis and the Role of Religion Part One
| Date: | 01 September 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Rethinking “security”, the role of the state, the secularist biases that exist in policy and practice around displacement and religion’s potential to address these problems are crucial issues to consider in terms of religion’s intersection with the global crisis of displacement.
A Matter of Conscience? Abortion Access and Conscientious Objection in the European Union
| Date: | 20 May 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Religious freedom is becoming an increasingly significant issue in the European Union. Last year saw the adoption of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and governments such as the Netherlands, the UK, France and Germany are placing renewed emphasis on religious freedom in their foreign policy.
Religion and the Ukraine Crisis: Four Key Questions
| Date: | 06 March 2014 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
As the eyes of the world continue to focus on the crisis unfolding in the Ukraine, images are emerging from the conflict of religious leaders providing inspiration and blessing to participants from all sides of the conflict.
Sinterklaas, Zwarte Piet and the Ethics of Public Debate
| Date: | 15 November 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Sinterklaas and his somewhat controversial helper Zwarte Piet arrive in the Netherlands tomorrow, marking the start of the festive season. In today’s post, Erik Meinema and Erin Wilson offer thoughts from both Dutch and non-Dutch perspectives on various...
Globalization, Religion and Humanity Beyond the Nation-State
| Date: | 05 November 2013 |
| Author: | Religion Factor |
Recent tragic drownings on migration routes to both Europe and Australia highlight more than ever the paradoxes of globalization – more open borders when it comes to trade and finance, tighter restrictions when it comes to people; immense wealth, privilege...
Dr James Noyes and the Politics of Iconoclasm
| Date: | 16 October 2013 |
| Author: | Christoph Grüll |
On the 17th of November, Dr James Noyes visited the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain at the University of Groningen to give a lecture on his new book ‘Politics of Iconoclasm’, in which he examines the destruction of images of the sacred...