The second of a three-volume set, this work addresses the key challenges facing the contemporary nation state from a global perspective with a special emphasis on the Middle East and Israel. Reflecting research conducted under the auspices of the Israel Democracy Institute s Nation State Project, this volume examines the role of religion in the nation state and the tension between nationality and religion as it is expressed today in society, politics, law, and culture. The book offers a broad-based and in-depth comparative look at this issue in relation to different religions including...

The third title of a three-volume set, The Nation State and Immigration addresses key challenges facing the contemporary nation state from a global perspective but with special emphasis on the Middle East and Israel. This volume explores the cultural, social, and political effects of immigration on the contemporary nation state--its character, cohesion, and possible future, as well as on contemporary liberal democracy. Contributions deal with such issues as different liberal approaches to the issue of immigration and immigrant integration, nation-building narratives and their...