Research platform
World Order - Religion - Violence
Scientific coordinator: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver (Institute for Systematic Theology)
Homepage of the research platform World Order - Religion - Violence:
http://uibk.ac.at/plattform-wrg/
Research objectives:
The interdisciplinary and internationally networked Research Platform “World Order – Religion – Violence” seeks to improve our understanding of the relationship between religion, politics and violence. It therefore deals especially with the return of religious themes and symbols into politics, with the analysis of the link between political theory and religion, and finally with the critical discussion of the secularization thesis. At the centre of the research are questions concerning the causes of violent conflict, the possibilities for a just world order and the conditions for peaceful coexistence on a local, regional, national and international/worldwide scale between communities in the face of divergent religions and ideological convictions.
Description:
The task of the research platform is to initiate and coordinate thematically related
research-efforts from various disciplinary backgrounds at the
University of Innsbruck. It creates a network between departments,
research-teams and single researchers working on topics of religion,
politics and violence. The overall aim of the research platform World
Order-Religion-Violence is to promote excellence in social and human
science research on religion and politics at the University of
Innsbruck and to guarantee the diffusion of this particular competence
on a national and international level.
Departments involved:
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Faculty of Economics and Statistics
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities (History and Philosophy)
Faculty of Humanities (Languages and Literature)
Research area „Religion-Violence-Communication-World Order“
Research area „Political Communication and the Power of the Arts“
Research area „Governance and Civil Society“