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About the Author
Peter Mandaville is Senior Advisor for Religion & Inclusive Societies at the United States Institute of Peace and Professor of International Affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. From 2015-2016 he was a Senior Advisor in the Office of Religion and Global Affairs at the U.S. State Department. Previous government experience includes serving as a member of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Policy Planning Staff from 2011 to 2012, where he helped shape the U.S. response to the Arab Spring.
Reviews
Religious soft power is often alluded to but rarely clarified. This book changes things: the contributors focus on religious soft power in a number of theoretical and empirical contexts and collectively shed much light on the phenomenon. Henceforward, researchers and scholars will have a 'go to' book, to clarify what we mean when we refer to religious soft power. Highly recommended. * Jeffrey Haynes, Emeritus Professor of Politics, London Metropolitan University *
An insightful and compelling exploration of the dynamic relationship between religion and geopolitics. The contributors masterfully navigate the complexities of the relationship between religion and foreign policy, providing thought provoking analysis and engaging case studies of how faith can become an integral part of power and outreach in the international system. A must read for anyone interested in understanding potentials and limits of religious soft power, and how it influences global politics. * Nukhet Sandal, author of Religious Leaders and Conflict Transformation *
This edited volume is the first systematic and comparative analysis of the religious dimension of state foreign policy. It is scholarship at its best, bringing new insights on religion and International Relations. * Jocelyne Cesari, Professor of Religion and Politics, University of Birmingham (UK) and Georgetown University *
The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power stands as a pioneering work, delving into the diverse strategies employed by states as they integrate religion and religious outreach into their external relations...it positions itself as laying the foundation towards understanding this crucial, understudied aspect of international relations, especially in the face of a post-secular, multipolar era. * Omar Ahmed, Middle East Monitor *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197605806
Author Peter Mandaville
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 612g
Dimensions(mm) 165mm * 229mm * 43mm