The chapter focuses on religion-state relations in Georgia and argues that competition between the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church and the Muslim community have had an impact on state involvement with humanitarian programmes. The Georgian case stands out as the country experienced three waves of internal forced displacement. Each wave has shown that religious identity and state-building processes have been interlinked
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Global Democratic Governance
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Religion and Forced Displacement in the Eastern Orthodox World