عنوان

The transnational religious leader, regime change, and state sovereignty: The unlikely case comparison of Pope John Paul II and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam

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انگلیسی

The transnational religious leader, regime change, and state sovereignty: The unlikely case comparison of Pope John Paul II and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam

[Thesis]

Hope Lozano Bielat

Connor, Walter

Boston University

2015

260

Committee members: Connor, Walter; Lukes, Igor; Perez, Sofia; Toft, Monica Duffy

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-97051-7

Ph.D.

Political Science

Boston University

2015

The role of religion in shaping geopolitics and its associated norms is often overlooked by international relations scholars. This influence can be examined through the lives of transnational religious leaders (TRLs), particularly those who contribute to new definitions of state sovereignty through their involvement in regime change. Two seemingly incomparable figures center in this paper's case studies- Pope John Paul II and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam. Pope John Paul, through the roles of pastor to a transnational community and head of an international organization, lent international legitimacy to the Solidarity movement, which contributed to the fall of Communism in Poland. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam authored the theological concept of 'defensive jihad', led the transnational Afghan Arabs in armed resistance against Soviet invasion in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan war, and contributed to the creation of a global jihadist movement.

Religion; International Relations; Political science

Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Azzam, abdullah yusuf;Pope john paul II;Regime change;Religion;Sovereignty;Transnational

Wilkey, Brittan

Connor, Walter

Political Science

Boston University

1711155150; 3717548

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