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World Conflict over Religion: Secularism as a Flawed Solution

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‘Political solutions to cultural conflict’ is the unifying theme of this book. ‘The security problems of a political “solution” to cultural/religious conflict’ could have been the title of this chapter.

This chapter is partly based on a lecture given at the University of Copenhagen Annual Awards Ceremony 2004, together with excerpts from articles printed in Weekendavisen (no. 52, 24-30 December 2004), Berlingske Tidende (24 July 2005) and Salt (Vol. 14, September-October 2005, pp. 14-18). In addition, I have held variations of this text as lectures numerous times in recent years, and I thank the many, many insightful critics who have contributed to the sharpening and development of the argumentation. Thanks to Jon Jay Neufeld for translating the Danish texts and to Per Mouritsen for unusually helpful questions and suggestions.

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Wœver, O. (2008). World Conflict over Religion: Secularism as a Flawed Solution. In: Mouritsen, P., Jørgensen, K.E. (eds) Constituting Communities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582088_10

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