Memory, Identity, and Extremism in the Ayodhya Dispute
Extremist elites amongst both Hindus and Muslims effectively mobilised the ordinary masses, aligning them to their own interests and harnessing narratives of collective identity.
Ethnicity as a Source of Conflict in India
Impoverished slums, such as those in Mumbai and Gujarat, played a major part in ethnic violence because they were reliant upon resource networks divided along ethnic lines.
Aid Conditionality and Sexual Rights in the Third World
The current human rights framework, while tackling sexual rights, fails to take local contexts into account, thus increasing discrimination and limiting the impact of local activists.
Han Chinese Identity and Securitization
Although tying the Han identity to the state has been an effective way of nation building, securitization of this identity has been detrimental to the overall security of the CCP regime.
How are Nationalist Politics and Religious Faith Related?
Whilst the use of religion as a ‘defence mechanism’ may reinforce ‘exclusion for inclusion’ concepts, to argue that it is the cause and consequence of Hindu nationalist politics would be limited.
Challenges of Devolution Politics in the UK
Devolution represents the most important change that the Westminster model has ever experienced. It has affected its politics in unintended ways, challenging the UK’s territorial and political integrity.
Analysis of the Beslan Massacre
The violence in Beslan was more complex than a purely religion-based attack by Islamic extremists: it was also rooted in the Russian-Chechen wars and dramatic recollections of them.
The Securitization of Legal Immigration in The United Kingdom
When differentiating one group from another, whether it is a societal differentiation, national or ethnic distinctions, a process of ‘self-definition’ and ‘other-definition’ occur.
Influences that Shaped Taliban Ideology
Due to unique geo-political circumstances surrounding its emergence, the Taliban’s brand of Islam is unique, combining conservative aspects of the Deobandi and Wahhabi schools.
Australia’s Immigration Policy Following the Second World War
Government initiatives were aimed at using immigration as a means of not only building the population, but also improving the economic state of the nation simultaneously.
