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Dissertation “Religious Actors as Epistemic Communities in Conflict Transformation: The Case of Northern Ireland” The central claim of the dissertation is that in order to achieve political stability in divided societies, exclusive/vertical theologies need to be superseded by inclusive/horizontal theologies and this can only be done by the faith leaders. I apply the Epistemic Communities framework to Northern Ireland in order to place the religious actors in contemporary conflict settings and explain the process of theology replacement. As data, I use four Northern Irish Newspapers published between the years 1968-2007, 50 interviews conducted with religious leaders and civil society members in Northern Ireland as well as church documents/pamphlets. – Committee Chair: Patrick James
PUBLICATIONS (Research Statement is available upon request) Forthcoming
Under Review •
“Religious Actors as Epistemic Communities in Conflict Transformation: The
Cases of Northern Ireland and South Africa.”
(abstract)
• “Conservative
Peacemakers: Center Right Parties in the Northern Irish and Cypriot Peace
Processes,” (with Neophytos Loizides).
(abstract)
• “The Center-Right and Transformation in Greek Cypriot Politics” in Umut Bozkurt, Şebnem Oğuz and Nicos Trimikliniotis (eds.) Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation. • “Poliheuristic
Theory and Crisis Decision-making: A Comparative Analysis of Turkey with
China,” (with Patrick James, Enyu Zhang and Carolyn James).
(abstract)
Work in Progress • Religion in IR Theory: Concepts, Tools, and Debates (with Jonathan Fox), book manuscript. • “Representation in Tradition: Public Theologies of Governance in Catholicism and Shi’a Islam.” • “Back to the Scripture: Knowledge Production and Dissemination in Evangelical Christianity.” • “Battle of Holy Discourses: Language and Knowledge Production in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” • “Holding the Sacred Accountable: The Effect of Government Involvement in Religion on Media Freedom,” (with Jenifer Whitten-Woodring). Conference Papers and Presentations • “Tradition in Practice: Theologies, Governance, and Political Violence.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-West (ISA-West), San Francisco, CA, 2009. • “Conservative Peacemakers: Center Right Parties in the Northern Irish and Cypriot Peace Processes.” (with Neophytos Loizides) Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Toronto, Canada, 2009. • “The Politics of Ethnoreligious Conflict and Conciliation: The Case of Northern Ireland.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association (ISA), New York City, NY, 2009. • “Religion and International Relations Theory: Towards a Mutual Understanding.” (with Patrick James) Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association (ISA), New York City, NY, 2009. • “Emerging Epistemic Communities: Integrating Religious Actors into IR Theory.” Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association-West (ISA-West), San Francisco, CA, 2008. • “State Religious Exclusivity and International Crises between 1990 and 2002.” (with Jonathan Fox) Invited paper presented at the Religion, Identity and Global Governance Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2007. • “Poliheuristic Theory and Crisis Decision-making: A Comparative Analysis of Turkey with China.” (with Patrick James, Enyu Zhang and Carolyn James) Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association (ISA), San Diego, CA, 2006. • “The War on Terror in Southeast Asia: Hopes, Expectations and Reality.” Presented at The East-West Center Graduate Student Conference, Hawaii, 2005. • “The European Union’s ”CFSP” Towards the Middle East.” Presented at UCLA Graduate Student Conference on the Political Change in the E.U., Los Angeles, CA, 2005. Invited Lectures and Presentations • Lecture/Seminar: “Conservative Peacemakers: Center-Right Parties in Cyprus and Northern Ireland,” Irish Studies Seminar Series, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 2009. • Lecture: “Public Theologies in Divided Societies: The Cases of Northern Ireland and South Africa,” Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, October 2008.• Lecture: “Israeli-Turkish Strategic Partnership: Regional Implications and Challenges,” Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, September 2008. • Discussant: “Russia and Kosovo: The Nationalist Background to Realpolitik,” presentation by Robert English at the Center for International Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, April 2008. • Discussant: “Israel’s Strategic Challenges,” presentation by Efraim Inbar at the Center for International Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, February 2007. |
