Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict

Steen-Johnsen, Tale

In this book, Tale Steen-Johnsen explains how religious peacebuilders are limited by both formal and more subtle political strategies aimed at regulating civil society. Political authorities have a vested interest in keeping social and religious movements under control, which limits the opportunities religious leaders have to diminish violent conflicts between religious groups. This volume offers empirical examples of these connections in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zanzibar and Tanzania. It is valuable resource for both scholars and development practitioners interested in how politics and religion become conflated when religious actors engage to build peace. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2018-04-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349955251

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59390-0

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 219