2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Rethinking the role of religion in peace, conflict and development: A post-western approach
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19K01506
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| Research Institution | International Christian University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Religion / International Relations / Development / Peacebuilding / Human Security / Conflict |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Due to travel restrictions in place for COVID-19, I was unable to carry out fieldwork on the role of religion in peacebuilding and development. However, the theoretical background to the project was published in the following high impact internationally refereed journals with the following research partners: Millennium: Journal of International Studies (co-authored with Prof. Hartmut Behr, Newcastle University, UK) and Review of International Studies (co-authored with Prof. Navnita Chadha Behera, University of Delhi, India). The articles were presented at virtual roundtables I co-chaired and convened based on the project at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention and International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress. Furthermore, I contributed a solicited research article, based on fieldwork in India prior to COVID-19, to a special issue in the internationally refereed journal: Religion, State and Society. Finally, Sikh Nationalism (co-authored with Prof. Gurharpal Singh, SOAS, University of London) was published in November 2021 by Cambridge University Press. It is the principal research achievement of the project and was made possible by a trip to London to collaborate with my co-author in AY2019.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
I was unable to carry out preliminary fieldwork on the role of religion in international development and peacebuilding due to travel
restrictions imposed by COVID-19. However, I will be able to do so in FY2022 as these retictions have been lifted and I have been given research leave to complete the project.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
From October 2022, I will be based as a Visiting Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in order to complete the research project. I hope to convene an international workshop at the LSE in order to disseminate the results of the project. The proceedings will be published in a special issue of an internationally refereed journal and/or an edited volume with a reputable publisher.
Prior to joining LSE as a visiting faculty, I will participate in a plenary session of the European International Studies Association (EISA) held in person in Athens in Greece, September 1-4 2022 where I will also chair a roundtable discussion on the role of religion in International Relations and summarise the findings of my research project.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to travel restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19 and teaching obligations, I was unable to carry out the fieldwork necessary to complete the project. I hope to be able to do so FY20222 where I will be based at the London School of Economics and Political Science(LSE) as a Visiting Professor.
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[Presentation] Sikh Nationalism2022
Author(s)
Gurharpal Singh and Giorgio Shani
Organizer
Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN)
Int'l Joint Research / Invited
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