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"Southern Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics" published on by Oxford University Press.

In this paper I consider two books of Vladimir Shokhin, a distinguished philosopher in Russia, on philosophy of religion (2010) and philosophical theology (2018) as one project aimed at drawing the demarcation between these two disciplines. In what follows I will present Shokhin's project and show briefly how it fits in with the current discussion on the topic, then, draw some consequences from his position, and make some critical notes, and at the end I will briefly present some my views on the problem of drawing clear lines of demarcation between philosophy of religion and philosophical theology on the basis of the following questions: (1) what is the topic of the disciplines, (2) what are their methods, (3) what are their guiding lines, and (4) who may exercise them?

The goal of this study is to determine the link between educational and religious freedom and prosperity in 45 countries from 2009 to 2018. Using the GMM system, the researchers were able to analyze the data. They found that academic and religious freedom is associated with increased prosperity. The collaboration of religious and academic freedom is also positive, which indicates that the two factors can contribute to the increase in prosperity. The researchers introduced the term "government effectiveness" to describe the relationship between capital formation and economic prosperity. The researchers used trade openness and gross fixed capital formation as control variables. Although they have a positive impact on the overall economy, they are not able to provide a significant boost to the prosperity of low-income countries. Therefore, the researchers recommend that educational and religious freedom be included in the government's efforts to improve the economic prosperity of these countries.

Migrants to Europe often perceive themselves as entering a secular society that threatens their religious identities and practices. Whilst some sociological models present their responses in terms of cultural defence, ethnographic analysis reveals a more complex picture of interaction with local contexts. This essay draws upon ethnographic research to explore a relatively neglected situation in migration studies, namely the interactions between distinct migration cohorts - in this case, from the Caribbean island of Montserrat, as examined through their experiences in London Methodist churches. It employs the ideas of Weber and Bourdieu to view these migrants as 'religious carriers', as collective and individual embodiments of religious dispositions and of those socio-cultural processes through which their religion is reproduced. Whilst the strategies of the cohort migrating after the Second World War were restricted through their marginalised social status and experience of racism, the recent cohort of evacuees fleeing volcanic eruptions has had greater scope for strategies which combat secularisation and fading Methodist identity.

<p>Adjustment of adolescents in relation to their gender and religion was investigated. Gender (Male and Female) and religion (Hindu and Muslim) were treated as independent variables whereas adjustment was treated as a dependent variable. The sample comprised of 282 high school students (from class IX and X) of state Government schools of Guwahati city that belonged to lower middle-income group. The multi-stage sampling method was used for selecting the sample. Upadhyay-Saxena Socio-Economic Status (USSES) Scale, Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS) and Personal Information Data sheet were administered to all the participants. Mean, Standard Deviation and ANOVA were calculated to analyze the responses. The findings of the study revealed that females are better adjusted in the areas of emotional adjustment, educational adjustment and also in terms of total adjustment in comparison to males, which implies gender has a significant effect in the area of emotional adjustment, educational adjustment and also in the total adjustment of the adolescents. But no significant difference was found in the area of social adjustment between male and female adolescents. Further, it was found that religion has no significant effect on the adjustment among adolescents, which means that there is no significant difference in the adjustment of Hindu and Muslim adolescents of Guwahati city. </p>

When the Indonesian New Order regime fell in 1998, regional politics with strong ethnic content emerged across the country. In West Kalimantan the predominant feature was particularly that of the Dayaks. This surge, however, was not unprecedented. After centuries of occupying a subordinate place in the political and social hierarchy under the nominal rule of the Malay sultanates, Dayaks became involved in an enthusiastic political emancipation movement from 1945. The Dayaks secured the governorship as well as the majority of the regional executive head positions before they were shunned by the New Order regime. This book examines the development of Dayak politics in West Kalimantan from the colonial times until the first decade of the 21th century. It asks how and why Dayak politics has experienced drastic changes since 1945. It will look at the effect of regime change, the role of the individual leaders and organizations, the experience of marginalization, and conflicts on the course of Dayaks politics. It will also examine ethnic relations and recent political development up to 2010 in the province.

"Religionsgemeinschaften befinden sich im Umbruch: Säkularisierung, Pluralisierung, Digitalisierung, Globalisierung und Ökonomisierung fast aller Lebensbereiche, Migration und Flucht vor Krieg und mentaler Not haben zu Veränderungen im Bewusstsein religiöser und nicht-religiöser Menschen geführt. Weiterhin wachsen neue Formen von Esoterik und Spiritualität, die neben den traditionellen, institutionalisierten Religionsformen öffentlich sichtbarer werden. Und der neue pluralitätskritische Populismus fördert Abgrenzung, Ausgrenzung, Rassismus und Nationalismus. Wie reagieren Religionen besonders in den Bereichen Politik, Wirtschaft und Bildung hierauf? Personen aus verschiedenen Religionsgemeinschaften beziehen in diesem Band Stellung und treten in einen Dialog ein." (Verlagsinformation)

The author believes that over two billion people will be watching the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, on television in September 1988. After considering issues within the Olympic movement itself, the author looks at Seoul Olympics and state politics in South Korea. North Korean boycott of Olympic Games. (DÜI-Sen)

"Deutschland hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren gegenüber der Zuwanderung ausländischer Fachkräfte trotz Widerständen langsam geöffnet. Einen wichtigen Anteil an dieser Entwicklung hatten die Politik der Europäischen Union auf dem Gebiet der Arbeitsmigration wie auch der zunehmende Wettbewerb um Fachkräfte auf globaler Ebene und das Eingeständnis, dass Deutschland auf ausländische Arbeitskräfte angewiesen ist. Dieser Beitrag plädiert auf der Grundlage einer eingehenden Beschreibung politischer Entwicklungen und Widerstände für die Schaffung eines tatsächlichen Zuwanderungskonzeptes auf der Basis von klaren Zuzugsregelungen, der Gewährung von dauerhaften Bleibemöglichkeiten für Migrant(inn)en mit deutscher Schul- oder beruflicher Ausbildung, der zügigen Anerkennung ausländischer Qualifikationen und Bildungsabschlüsse sowie engagierter Schritte hin zu einer gesamtgesellschaftlich praktizierten Willkommenskultur." (Autorenreferat)