Beyond the Spirit of Bandung, Philosophies of National Unity: Secular or Religious?

Author

Dokman; Frans ; Kankindi; Antoinette

Year

2023

Publisher

Radboud University Press

Language

English

Pages

Link

Last Update

28-Jul-2026

Keywords

Philosophy ; Religion

Description

At a time when talk of a third world war, quite superficially given the seriousness of the matter, is gaining traction to describe new global geopolitical tensions, it could sound naïve to direct attention toward the Bandung Conference, a 1955 geopolitical event. On that occasion, it was a very important, especially for the so-called Third World Countries – a category coined at that conference. That importance still motivates a number of scholars to reflect upon what happened to the ideals of this momentous conference. In fact, in 2020, the University of Dar es Salaam and the Radboud University Nijmegen had planned...