Religion and Global Society

A research-led interdisciplinary blog that promotes an understanding of religion and its relevance in world affairs

Latest posts

The Democratic Imperative: On the Necessity and Means of Protecting Institutional Religious Freedom

September 17th, 2019

Faith, allegiance, obedience: Parallels between religion and nationalism

September 13th, 2019

‘An underused resource’ at the grassroots level: Freedom of and from religion through the European Court of Human Rights

September 10th, 2019

A ‘Right to be Queer’: Centring LGBT+ Youth in Debates over Inclusive Relationships and Sexuality Education

September 5th, 2019

LSE Research

What could happen to Shamima Begum’s child? A Family law perspective

February 18th, 2019

The transcendental nation: The overlooked spiritual dimension of political polarisation

November 12th, 2018

When racialised assumptions don’t fit: White Muslims and the contestation of threat

October 24th, 2018

Populism and Religion

LSE FESTIVAL 2019 PODCAST: ‘Us’ and ‘Them’: populism and religious identity in the West

March 11th, 2019

Populism and Religion: A Conclusion

February 12th, 2019

The Religion Gap: Why right-wing populists underperform among Christian voters and what this means for the role of the Church in society

December 20th, 2018

Europe

The transcendental nation: The overlooked spiritual dimension of political polarisation

November 12th, 2018

The Catholic work ethic: Weber may have been wrong in linking hard work to Protestantism

August 30th, 2018

Beyond the Pew report: Christian identities and ‘Others’ in contemporary Europe

August 9th, 2018