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Disambiguating the Idea of Public Sphere and Secularism in the Middle East (2018)
Book Chapter
Salam, D. (2018). Disambiguating the Idea of Public Sphere and Secularism in the Middle East. In T. Haddad, & E. Al Hindy (Eds.), Religion and Civil Society in the Arab World: In the Vortex of Globalization and Tradition. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429462955-2

This chapter critically examines the idea of modern public sphere in the Middle East in connection with the idea of secularism. It argues that any understanding of the public sphere requires the unpacking of its different layers and that we encounter... Read More about Disambiguating the Idea of Public Sphere and Secularism in the Middle East.

Protecting the Weak? Tracing UNESCO’s Influence on Intangible Cultural Heritage Regimes in Japan and China (2018)
Book Chapter
Maags, C., & Trifu, I. (2018). Protecting the Weak? Tracing UNESCO’s Influence on Intangible Cultural Heritage Regimes in Japan and China. In I. Amelung, M. Bälz, H. Holbig, M. Schumann, & C. Storz (Eds.), Protecting the Weak in East Asia (224-253). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351255554-9

The chapter examines whether the UNESCO has provided Japanese and Chinese state and society with new opportunities to use the notion of “intangible cultural heritage” (ICH) to mobilise domestically for the protection of traditional culture. Through a... Read More about Protecting the Weak? Tracing UNESCO’s Influence on Intangible Cultural Heritage Regimes in Japan and China.

The Future of International Security Norms (2018)
Book Chapter
Vinjamuri, L. (2018). The Future of International Security Norms. In W. C. Wohlforth, & A. Gheciu (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Security. Oxford University Press

Human Rights in the Real World (2018)
Book Chapter
Hopgood, S. (2018). Human Rights in the Real World. In C. Brown, & R. Eckersley (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory (304-316). Oxford University Press

Global energy governance (2018)
Book Chapter
Heubaum, H. (2018). Global energy governance. In T. G. Weiss, & R. Wilkinson (Eds.), International Organization and Global Governance, 2nd edition (681-693). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315301914-56

This chapter explores the emergence of the existing global energy governance architecture, as the "overarching system of public and private institutions that are valid or active" in the energy field. It focuses on intergovernmental energy organizatio... Read More about Global energy governance.

The Ephemeral Nature of Local Political Monopolies (2018)
Book Chapter
Buehler, M. (2018). The Ephemeral Nature of Local Political Monopolies. In R. W. Hefner (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Indonesia (106-117). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315628837-8

The decentralization of political and fiscal authority in Indonesia in 1999 triggered a series of studies that predicted the rise of subnational strongmen who would subjugate the local state to their personal interests. However, almost 20 years after... Read More about The Ephemeral Nature of Local Political Monopolies.

Mapping the Chinese Heritage Regime: Ruptures, Governmentality, and Agency (2018)
Book Chapter
Svensson, M., & Maags, C. (2018). Mapping the Chinese Heritage Regime: Ruptures, Governmentality, and Agency. In C. Maags, & M. Svensson (Eds.), Chinese Cultural Heritage in the Making: Experiences, Negotiations and Contestations (11-38). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt2204rz8.4

The chapter introduces the reader to the edited volume. It explores
cultural heritage policy and practice in China by making use of concepts
and theories from both heritage studies and China studies. Reviewing the
state of the art, there is a need... Read More about Mapping the Chinese Heritage Regime: Ruptures, Governmentality, and Agency.

Creating a Race to the Top: Hierarchies and Competition within the Chinese ICH Transmitters System (2018)
Book Chapter
Maags, C. (2018). Creating a Race to the Top: Hierarchies and Competition within the Chinese ICH Transmitters System. In C. Maags, & M. Svensson (Eds.), Chinese Cultural Heritage in the Making: Experiences, Negotiations and Contestations (121-144). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt2204rz8.8

The chapter retraces the impact of the two main intangible heritage policies (ICH) on individuals and communities in the cities of Jiujiang and Changzhou. Although ICH policies are aimed at supporting local cultural work, the chapter shows how local... Read More about Creating a Race to the Top: Hierarchies and Competition within the Chinese ICH Transmitters System.

Foreword (2018)
Book Chapter
Khalili, L. (2018). Foreword. In A. Sekula (Ed.), Fish Story (ii-ix). Mack Books

Islamic Secularism and the question of freedom in Iran (2017)
Book Chapter
Adib-Moghaddam, A. (2017). Islamic Secularism and the question of freedom in Iran. In F. Devji, & Z. Kazmi (Eds.), Islam After Liberalism (189-202). Hurst and Co. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190851279.003.0010

The meaning of freedom in Iran cannot be exclusively unraveled from an “Islamic” perspective. At the same time, liberal concepts and the idea of freedom itself have repeatedly figured prominently in the writings of leading Islamic theoreticians and p... Read More about Islamic Secularism and the question of freedom in Iran.