Secularisation and Post-Secularisation
“Secularisation” means the process that has above all characterised western countries during the contemporary era and led to the progressive abandonment of religious rules and sacral kinds of behaviour..
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It is the philosophical and political concept that extends the ideas of citizenship and homeland to the whole world and to all humankind, opposing the particularity of nations and national states.
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“Pan-Arabism” is a movement the objective of which is the unification of Arab peoples and nations. This is a modern cultural trend with political finalities, arising as an answer to colonialism and the West’s involvement in the Arab world..
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The 20th Century was par excellence the century of nationalisms. It is sufficient to remember that the causes of the two world wars were directly linked to the consequences of nationalist doctrine exalting all that belongs to one’s own nation..
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In recent times, "dialogue" has emerged as an important and even central notion in both philosophy and politics.
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Istanbul Seminars, 16-22 May 2013 The Sources of Political Legitimacy. From the Erosion of the Nation-State to the Rise of Political Islam
Reset-DoC's Intercultural Debates in Milan Five debates about Pluralism, Modesty, Faith, Citizenship, Honor, Dissent, Family, Relativism, Women