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A study by the Public Religion Research Institute assesses how different religious perspectives affect attitudes about the climate crisis in the US. According to PRRI’s analysis: Three-fourths of Hispanic Catholics and religiously unaffiliated Americans (76%) believe climate change is caused by human activity, as do the majority of other non-Christians (70%), Jewish Americans (67%), Hispanic…
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Petra Alsoofy is the senior outreach and partnerships manager at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). ISPU, a nonprofit applied-research organization, provides objective research and education about American Muslims to support well-informed dialogue and decision-making. Alsoofy’s work at ISPU includes strengthening valued partnerships and creating new ones, ensuring ISPU’s research reaches the public…
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Expanding the field of religion and international affairs After 9/11 and the advent of the so-called “war on terror” in the early 2000s, researchers began taking a closer look at the relationship between religion and foreign policy. These historic developments prompted many to examine the growing role of religious nationalism in global affairs, exposing the…
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A planning retreat organized by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding In light of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the upcoming 2012 elections, and changes across the Middle East, important ideas on research priorities, currentstrengths, and potential growth were discussed to ensure ISPU’s research remains relevant to the policy conversation. —From the ISPU Summary…
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Convenings by diplomats and religious studies experts The Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy (TPNRD) at Georgetown University unites religious studies scholars and foreign affairs officials from Europe and North America to inform diplomatic engagement in global religious affairs. The TPNRD’s main events include public, educational conversations and biannual meetings of diplomats hosted by…
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A paper on colonial histories and today’s foreign policy debates According to mainstream historians, the era of colonialism is over. Today, former colonizing powers—including the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, France, Spain, Portugal and Germany—all pay lip service to the self-determination of their former subjects. And yet, as Joram Tarusarira points out, new rhetoric…
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Analyses and recommendations from the TPNRD The Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy (TPNRD) was born out of a series of dialogues organized through the Bridging Voices program. One TPNRD mission is to bring together diplomats from participating governments who share concern for, expertise on, and interest in integrating the worlds of foreign policy…
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A report on the tension between religious faith and faith in numbers Religious freedom and religious identification are two major areas that help us understand the role of religion in human life. A wide array of organizations, academic institutions, and governmental entities rely on major polling centers to make sense of religious trends. However, can…
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Lessons from grassroots peacemakers to US Diplomats The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding has recognized, supported, and enlisted the expertise of peacebuilders throughout the world since 1998 through its Peacemakers in Action program. During those years, Tanenbaum’s team has documented the work of peacebuilders through reports, interviews, and podcasts. In 2018 Joyce. S. Dubensky (former…
