Radical Religion and Political Extremism

1. Why is the ‘Westphalian Presumption’ in International Relations relevant when we consider the influence and/or decline of religion in IR?
2. Both neorealist and neoliberal theories marginalize the impact of religion and culture in international relations, but in different ways. Explain how each does so.
3. What makes it ‘rational’ to act in one particular way and not in another depends largely on the conception of the good embodied in a specific social tradition or community. Please use the above statement to help better understand a radical or extremist act.

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