Globalization and Identity: Cultural Diversity, Religion, and Citizenship

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, globalization and identity have emerged as the most critical challenges to world peace. State and opposition terrorism are being fought under the dubious aegis of religious and secular identities. Violence in Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Rwanda, Israel, Palestine, and Sudan has taken place in the cause of religion, ethnic cleansing, or competing nationalisms. This volume of Peace & Policy addresses the overarching question, What are the effects of globalization in the areas of culture, ethnic diversity, religion and citizenship, and how does terrorism help groups attain a sense of global identity?”