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Abstract The forthcoming general election will be the most consequential electoral contest for the Republic of Ireland in a century. The polity is situated in truly novel territory with the potential for an historic first: the incoming of a Sinn Féin‐led, left‐wing government.
Chris Ó Rálaigh
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Dangerous Deference: What the British Public Think about Civil‐Military Relations
Abstract Accepted norms of democratic civil‐military relations aver, regarding the use of force, that military officers may not substitute civilians’ judgement with their own and that civilians should not follow their guidance blindly. These theories often rest on the presumption that three critical actors—government, armed forces, and the public ...
David Blagden +2 more
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The Red–Green Electoral Threat to the Labour Party
Abstract For the first time, Labour faces credible electoral threats from minor parties to its left. The Greens and the newly formed Your Party offer left‐wing and Muslim voters disillusioned with Labour viable electoral alternatives and parliamentary representation. This article considers how great the threat is to Labour. It uses a model of how minor
Thomas Quinn +2 more
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Définir l’ennemi national. La restauration sécuritaire du président égyptien al-Sisi
This paper will shed light on the ideological and symbolical dimensions of Egyptian current counter-revolution through the analysis of President Al-Sisi religious politics.
Laure Guirguis
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Based on ethnographic research at Rūm Orthodox Christian monasteries in Lebanon, the article studies scenes of Islam at the monastery as they intersect with anxious public debates on, and anthropological theorizations of, sectarianism and ‘Muslim–Christian’ relations in the Mashriq.
Aaron F. Eldridge
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Beyond Sectarian Identity Politics in the Middle East: The Case of Iran-Saudi Arabia’s Rivalry
Iran – Saudi Arabia’s rivalry hasbeen behind conflicts and instabilities in the region. However, the politicalnature of this rivalry is often over-simplified by mainstream media outlets.Similarly, a major part of literature on identity politics in Iran –
Yıldırım Turan, Lan Nguyen Hoang
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“Incommensurate Ontologies”? Anti-Black Racism and the Question of Islam in French Algeria
In recent years, scholars and activists in France and the United States have questioned whether discrimination against Muslims constitutes a form of racism.
Muriam Haleh Davis
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Anti‐Protestantism was one of the reasons for the revival of missions during the interwar period. By the 1960s, however, Protestants were less and less often mentioned as a threat to missionary efforts, and the decline in inter‐confessional tensions was increasingly considered a relic of the past.
Giacomo Canepa
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Russian monarchists of the late 19th – early 20th centuries about Leo Tolstoy
The issue of the attitude of various political forces of the early 20th century to Leo Tolstoy’s doctrines remains very relevant. On the one hand, it is due to the fact that the religious and philosophical ideas of the writer are still popular among ...
Dmitrii I. Stogov
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The Political Hybridization of Middle Eastern States: Iraq as a Case Study
This article analyzes the future features of Iraqi statehood, drawing on hybrid regime theory and a broad understanding of political system transformation.
Kardo Rached, Jalal Mistaffa
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