Publication Details
Rees, J. (2013). Religion research in international relations: a taxonomy. Australian Journal of Political Science, 48(1), 129-134. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2013.765825
Abstract
The discipline of international relations (IR) is beginning to readily engage with the variegations of religion manifest in world politics. The essay argues that the perception of research about religion can therefore no longer remain homogenous and it is imperative to differentiate between types of religion research available to IR scholars and policy-makers. With this objective in mind, the essay differentiates between four suggested types of religion research in the IR corpus (policy, cultural, global and postsecular research) and briefly identifies three additional types (disciplinary, data, and primary source research). It is posited that the demarcation between types is important to recognise if IR is to fully profit from the quality of religion research now on offer.
Keywords
Peer-reviewed, Religion, International Relations, Postsecular, Research
