Focus and Scope
Focus and Scope
Pen of Political Authority and Religion is an academic journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and conceptual studies on the intersection between political authority and religion in local, national, and global contexts. The journal provides a scholarly platform for examining how religion shapes political power, governance, law, public policy, social movements, and interfaith relations, as well as how political structures influence religious life and institutions.
The journal welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from political science, religious studies, sociology, law, anthropology, history, public administration, communication, and related fields.
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- political authority and religious legitimacy
- religion and the state
- governance, democracy, and public policy in relation to religion
- Islamic politics and political thought
- comparative religion and politics
- religion, law, and constitutionalism
- interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance
- religious movements, activism, and civil society
- identity politics, pluralism, and multiculturalism
- religion, conflict, peacebuilding, and reconciliation
- ethics, morality, and political leadership
- media, discourse, and representation of religion in politics
- local wisdom, religious authority, and social transformation
- global issues of religion and political power
The journal encourages contributions that offer theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, critical analysis, and comparative approaches relevant to contemporary issues in political authority and religion.