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Each episode of ReligioPolitics focuses on one country, explaining how religious actors there impact its politics domestically, regionally, and globally. Policy-relevant interviews with academic experts provide the background needed by international affairs professionals in an increasingly religious…

Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington


    • Nov 7, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 2 EPISODES


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    India

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 42:54


    Narenda Modi, Prime Minister of India, rules in the name of hindutva or Hindu Nationalism. His party’s shared vision for India has resulted in massive violence between Muslims and Hindus, as it did during his rule as Chief Minister in Gujarat. Most recently, Modi’s values of Hindu strength have led to the occupation of Kashmir, a massively popular endeavor both in India an within its diaspora. Joining the program to explain the origins of hindutva, the rise of Modi’s BJP party, and its implications for Indian foreign relations, is Dr. Anand Yang, Professor of History and International Studies at the University of Washington. This podcast was made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, or the University of Washington.

    Introducing ReligioPolitics: Independence and Orthodoxy in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 21:37


    Our introductory episode focuses on the successful campaign in early 2019 to create a Ukrainian Orthodox Church, independent from the Moscow Patriarchate. This religious nationalism formed a major plank of then-President Poroshenko’s platform for re-election. However, in the 2019 elections, he lost in a landslide to Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian that had impersonated him on a popular show, who ran against him as someone dividing the Ukrainian people. Joining the program to explain the Church that Poroshenko helped create, why it failed him politically, and its implications for geopolitics in Eastern Europe, is Dr. Gene Lemcio, Affiliated Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the UW. This podcast was made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, or the University of Washington.

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