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126 jour nal of P EA CE R ESEAR C H volume 44 / number 1 / january 2007 and their influence on its foreign policy. Haacke religion and politics and tries to see the interaction introduces the domestic setting of Burma/ from both perspectives. Furthermore, he catego- Myanmar and then looks at this influence in rela- rizes different types of religion before going on to tion to the pressures from different groups of look at the current role of religion in world poli- countries. First, the book tackles the group of tics. This he does region by region, including how more sympathetic powers, India, China and secularization, Christianity and immigration inter- ASEAN, which the government of Myanmar act in the West. Towards the end of the book, he plays against others to maximize its own bargain- asks how religions could cooperate, what role inter- ing leverage. Then Haacke tackles the main prob- religious dialogue has, and whether religion is good lems, the West, Japan and the United Nations. or bad for politics. The book presents ample mate- In the end, he analyses the four alternative rial for both alternatives. Since religion is not going approaches to Burma/Myanmar. The
Journal of Peace Research – SAGE
Published: Jan 1, 2007
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