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Politics of Perception: Cooperation with Religious Partners in International Cultural Relations
[working paper]
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ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen)
Abstract Politics needs to mediate between global concerns and local interests. In doing so it touches upon identities on various levels of individual, social and political identity formation. Culture and religion set implicit ways not only of interpreting but also of perceiving reality. This is how basic pa... view more
Politics needs to mediate between global concerns and local interests. In doing so it touches upon identities on various levels of individual, social and political identity formation. Culture and religion set implicit ways not only of interpreting but also of perceiving reality. This is how basic patterns of identity are shaped. Politics needs to be aware, that there are fundamental differences between religious identities making cultural relations a highly reflective task. Identity is built up always in contrast to the “other”, this means that the “other” is both a challenge to and a necessary condition for one’s own identity indicating an interrelationship. Such interrelationships of identity formation can become the source for cooperation but also for fierce competition, depending on circumstances and the respectful or disrespectful acknowledgement of this mutuality. Religions set the final frame of reference in most diverse aspects of life due to their basic myths interpreting reality as a wholeness, and even if religion as an institution is rejected these frames are still working on an implicate level, shaping values and ways of perceiving and thinking. Therefore, political action needs to take into account these fundaments of perception in order to be effective, especially under a long-time perspective.... view less
Keywords
perception; international relations; myth; foreign policy; peace policy; value; dialogue; cultural relations; identity formation; identity; international organization; politics; religion; cooperation
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
religiöse Akteure; religiöse Identität; Bezugsrahmen; Standard
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Stuttgart
Page/Pages
11 p.
Series
ifa Input, 01/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17901/AKBP2.01.2020
ISBN
978-3-948205-16-4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0