Do religions justify and cause violence or are they more appropriately seen as forces for peace and tolerance? Featuring contributions from international expert

A major new contribution to comparative and multidisciplinary scholarship on the alignment of religion and violence in the contemporary world, with a special fo

An oft-neglected theme in studies on communal violence is the role of the state, particularly of its institutions of law enforcement and policing. Recent experi

Political violence has remained an integral part of South Asian society for decades. The region has witnessed and continued to encounter violence for achieving

Ethno-religious violence in Indonesia illustrates in detail how and why previously peaceful religious communities can descend into violent conflict. From 1999 u