Purpose Statement August 20, 2002

The link between religious ideas and international diplomatic relations, and more broadly stated between religion as an institution and foreign policy negotiations is the focus for the monthly colloquy during the academic year. Economics, a drive engine for foreign policy, is also taken into consideration in discussing the impact of religious ideas on international diplomacy. Curiosity about the role of religious ideas in this context derives its impulse from the fact that religion and secular ideology (nationalism for example) share structural and functional characteristics, that our construction of religion is itself a part of an ideological process, and that certain concepts operate in both sacred and secular spheres or discourses.

Intellectual curiosity about the link is deepened further by a number of interconnections: the complex relations among our notions of the useful, public good, and truth talk; mediated relations between politics and religious convictions, eclipsed by the synergism of the social sciences and political science in international relations; and the playing out of our education ( some career diplomats and statesperson have received classical education in religious settings or institutions) with respect to our understandings of what is the useful, and the public good. Thus, the question for the colloquy series is how such relations are played out at the level of foreign policy and international diplomacy.

The colloquy series is experimental in bringing together for conversation those working in the areas of religion/divinity, international relations, social sciences, and politics. The hope is that the conversation would provide an occasion for trying out hypotheses, developing conjectures, seeing relations and connections, or questioning taken for granted relations, and examining how religious ideas are mediated in the area of international diplomacy.

The format for the monthly colloquy (six per academic year): 25 minute presentation by speaker or panelists (case study, current situation, historical studies, etc.), followed by 40 minutes conversation with the audience (estimated at 10-15), at Munk Centre, from 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm.

Steering Committee: Louis Pauly (Political Science, Centre for International Studies, Munk Centre ), Brian Ruttan (Divinity), Donald Wiebe (Religion), Abrahim H. Khan (Religion and Philosophy)

vapee cig Convener: Professor Abrahim H. Khan, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1H8
Tel 416-978-3039, Fax 416-978-4949
e-mail: khanah@chass.utoronto.ca ; web site: khanah.artsci.utoronto.ca/

SEE BELOW FOR A LIST OF THE COLLOQUIA,2002-2006

Religion, International Diplomacy, and Economics Colloquia

Co-sponsored by

Trinity College

Centre for Inte rn ational Studies

Department for the Study of Religion

The colloquy series is experimental in bringing together for conversation those working in the areas of religion/divinity, international relations, social sciences, and politics. The hope is that the conversation would provide an occasion for trying out hypotheses, developing conjectures, seeing relations and connections, or questioning taken for granted relations, and examining how religious ideas are mediated in the area of international diplomacy

Academic year: 2002-2003

Meeting time :

12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Location :

Munk Centre for International Studies

University of Toronto

1 Devonshire Place

Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7

Colloquy 1: September 24, 2002

Professor Neil McMullin, Centre for the Study of Religion, Univ. of Toronto

Diplomacy and Chicanery in East Asian Buddhism: New Teachings for New Times

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 2: October 18, 2002

Professor Judith Nagata, Anthropology, York University

Shadow Diplomacy: Taiwanese Buddhism in a Secular World Order

Room 23, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 3: November 25, 2002

Professor Masato Kimura in Political Science and Dr. John Meehan, S.J., in History, Univ. Of Toronto

The Missionary-Business Mind: Canadian and American Foreign Policies Across

the Pacific in the 1930's

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 4: January 20, 2003

Professor Sherene Razack, OISE, University of Toronto

Acting Morally in the New World Order: Lessons from Peacekeeping as Diplomatic Initiative

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 5: February 6.2003

Professor Peter H. Russell, Political Science, University of Toronto

Indigenous People as Challenge to Imperialism: Political Projects and Worldview

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 6: March 28, 2003

Professor Leah Bradshaw, Department of Political Science, Brock University

Human Rights as Instrument of International Diplomacy

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 7: April 7, 2003

Professor Michael Donnelly, Dept. of Political Science, University of Toronto

Does Japan Have a Pan-Asian Ideology Adequate to Facilitate a Collective Regional Identity?

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Inquiries:

Abrahim H. Khan, Trinity College and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

Tel. 978-3039, e-mail khanah@chass.utoronto.ca

Academic year : 2003-2004

Meeting time :

12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Location :

Munk Centre for International Studies

University of Toronto

1 Devonshire Place

Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7

Colloquy 1: September 30, 2003

Professor Paul Kingston, Department of Political Science,

University of Toronto at Scarborough College

The Religious Variable in Peacebuilding: Reflections from Middle East Experiences

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 2: October 14, 2003

Professor David Welch, Center for International Studies, University of Toronto

What's all this about a Clash of Civilizations?

Combination Room, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Avenue

Colloquy 3: November 25, 2002

Professor Charles Burton, Dept. of Political Science, Brock University

North Korea's Ideology, Economy and Diplomacy in the New World Order

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 4: January 20, 2004

Professors Jacques Monet, Former President of Regis College, Toronto School of Theology.

and Professor Robert Bothwell, Center for International Studies, University of Toronto

The Impact of Religion on Trudeau's Foreign Policy: Schooling at Brebreuf and an Analysis of his Ethical Approach to Foreign Policy

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 5: February 12, 2004

Michael Bell, Diplomat in Residence, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto

Peace Initiatives and Culture in the Middle East

Room208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 6: March 8, 2004

Professor Lee Cormie, St Michael's College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto

( Re)Emergence of Religion in International Relations

Room108, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 7: March 18, 2004

Professor Imtiaz Hussein, Department of International Relation, Universidad IberoAmericana, (UIA), Mexico City, Mexico

North American Sun Rising in the South? Canada, Mexico, Immigration Effects

Room208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Inquiries:

Abrahim H. Khan,

Trinity College and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

Tel. 978-3039, e-mail khanah@chass.utoronto.ca

Academic year : 2004-2005

Meeting time :

12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Location :

Munk Centre for International Studies

University of Toronto

1 Devonshire Place

Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7

Colloquy 1: Thursday, September 23, 2004

Andrew Ignatieff, Executive Director, Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)

Ambivalence in Civil Society Movements and Social Justice in International Development

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 2: Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Professor David Cameron and Dr. Joseph Chandrakanthan, University of Toronto

Challenges to a Unified Sri Lankan Nation State:

National and International Perspectives

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 3: Thursday , November 11, 2004

James Junke, Intelligence Assessment Staff of Privy Council Office, Ottawa Foreign Affairs

Religion, Ideology, and Restarting the Peace Process in Sri Lanka

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 4: Thursday, January 13, 2005

Paul Rowe, Adjunct Professor, Political Science, University of Western Ontario

Theorizing Religion and Peace Building: Contributions from Christian in

the Middle East Efforts

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 5: Thursday, February 10, 2005

Fr. Leonel Naravez , Founder and Director of the

Foundation for Reconciliation, Bogata, Columbia

Is There Any Room for Reconciliation in Diplomacy?

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 6: Thursday, March, 17, 2005

Monte McMurchy, Canadian Gov't Appointed Observer for Elector Processes in Zambia,

Ukraine, and Liberia

Practical Democracy and Religion

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Inquiries:

Professor Abrahim H. Khan,

Trinity College and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

Tel. 978-3039, e-mail khanah@chass.utoronto.ca

Academic year : 2005-2006

Meeting time :

12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Location :

Munk Centre for International Studies

University of Toronto

1 Devonshire Place

Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7

Colloquy 1: Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Margaret MacMillan, Department of History, and Provost of Trinity College, University of Toronto

Ideas, Ideologies, and Religion in the International Relations of the 20th Century

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 2: Tuesday, October 12, 2005

Professor Carol Chin, Dept. of History, and International Relations Program, Univ. of Toronto

From Confucian Order to International System: Chinese Ideology and Identity around 1900 >

Room 208, North House, Munk Centre for International Studies

Colloquy 3: Tuesday , November 8, 2005

Professor Anver E. Emon, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Islamic Interpretative Jurisprudence and the Non-Muslim Other in the Nation-

State