Henni Alava
PhD candidate
Researcher info
Institution
University of Helsinki
Department/faculty
Department for Political and Economic Studies
Contact information
henni.alava@helsinki.fi
+358-46-8100204
Keywords
Anglican church belonging Catholic Church Christianity church politics identity land disputes political thought post-conflict
Research projects
Through an ethnographic study of Catholic and Anglican parishes in Kitgum, Northern Uganda, this study aims to find ways for conceptualising the relationship between Christianity and public culture in post-conflict society. The study contends that nuanced, contextualised understandings of the relationships between religion and politics are essential also for a more general understanding of politics and development in the region.