Diplomatic Leadership Development after the “Weaponization of Everything”:  Approaching Religion or Belief as a Professional Competence

Francis Davis

Diplomatic Leadership Development after the “Weaponization of Everything”: Approaching Religion or Belief as a Professional Competence

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Abstract

The article describes new education and research work with government departments and major NGOS to develop fresh approaches and paradigms of leadership learning with regard to religion and security for those engaged full time in global politics, diplomacy, and policy. Drawing from research in seven countries, it proposes a move away from an embrace of specialist “religious literacy” education advocated by high profile religious actors. Instead, this article proposes the opportunity for leadership development which assesses religion or belief as a generic evidence-based core professional diplomatic competence worthy of serious attention no more nor less important than any other professional field. As a first step in that goal, it delineates a new open-source tool entitled the Religion for International Engagement Matrix and describes its positive reception when trialed, including with two foreign ministries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-79
Journal	The Review of Faith In International Affairs
Volume	20:04
Publication status	Published - 13 Dec 2022

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15570274.2022.2139506

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