RT Article
T1 The Effectiveness of Freedom of Religion or Belief as a Framework in International Relations: The Case of Uyghur Muslims and Other Religious Minorities in Xinjiang, China
JF The review of faith & international affairs
VO 21
IS 2
SP 95
OP 106
A1 Garciandía Igal, David
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1846248248
AB This article assesses the effectiveness of religious freedom as a framework in international relations for its ability to define the issue in Xinjiang and propose solutions. In defining the problem, religious minorities other than Muslims, such as Christians, are ignored. This prevents social awareness and policy from addressing the issue, and fosters the Muslim majority to appropriate the Uyghur identity, marginalizing the non-Muslim religious minorities. Moreover, other identities (e.g. national, ethnic or linguistic) and causes of the conflict (e.g. socio-economic inequalities or historical resentment) are often overlooked. In solving the problem, no solutions are proposed to the underlying issue (separatist movements). On the other hand, China’s alternative framework defines the problem (terrorism, separatism, and extremism) and provides the basis from which to propose (savage) solutions: sinicization.
K1 Christianity
K1 Islam
K1 Uyghurs
K1 China
K1 Xinjiang
K1 Human Rights
K1 Freedom of religion or belief
DO 10.1080/15570274.2023.2200277