Religions and the Global Rise of Civilizational Populism

This books explores the rise of civilizational populism throughout the world, and its consequences. Civilizational populism posits that democracy ought to be based upon enacting the 'people's will', yet it adds a new and troubling dimension to populism's thin ideology: a civilization based classification of peoples and division of society. Today, we increasingly find not conflict between civilizations, but conflict within states over their civilizational identity. From Western Europe to Turkey, and from India and Pakistan to Indonesia, populists are increasingly employing a civilization based classification of peoples in order to define the identities of 'the people' and their perceived enemies. This book is the first to examine civilizational populism as global phenomenon rather than a uniquely Western form of politics. Through a series of case studies, the book examines the role played by religion in forming civilizational identities, but also investigates the often deleterious consequences of civilizational populism entering the political mainstream.

Explores the rise of civilizational populism throughout the world and its consequences Examines civilizational populism as global phenomenon rather than a uniquely Western form of politics Spotlights the role played by religion in forming civilizational identities

Autorentext
Ihsan Yilmaz is research chair and professor of political science and international relations at Deakin University's ADI (Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation). Previously, he worked at the Universities of Oxford and London. He researches on nation-building, citizenship, minorities, securitisation, intergroup emotions, populism, transnationalism, digital authoritarianism, and legal pluralism. Presently, he leads two Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery projects: "Religious Populism, Emotions, and Political Mobilisation: Civilisationism in Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan" and "Civilisationist Mobilisation, Digital Technologies, and Social Cohesion: The Case of Turkish & Indian Diasporas in Australia." Additionally, he co-leads a 3-year Gerda Henkel Foundation project: "Smart Digital Technologies and the Future of Democracy in the Muslim World: The Pakistani, Iranian, Egyptian and Turkish Cases." Fizza Batool is an Assistant Professor at SZABIST University, where she teaches courses on Democratisation and South Asian Politics. She is concurrently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Central European University Democracy Institute. Prior to her academic career, Fizza held senior research positions at prominent Pakistani policy research institutions. In 2020, she was a distinguished South Asian Visiting Fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Religions and the Global Rise of Civilizational Populism.- Chapter 2: Civilizationalism, Religions and Populism.- Chapter 3: Islam and Civilizational Populism.- Chapter 4: Christianity and Civilizational Populism.- Chapter 5: Hinduism and Civilizational Populism.- Chapter 6: Buddhism and Civilizational Populism.- Chapter 7: Judaism and Civilizational Populism.- Chapter 8: Predicament of Civilizational Populism.