Questions how we conceive the 'international' of IR by constructing a normative political Islam to critique the universalising tendencies of core concepts, such as liberal individualism and the primacy of the state.

Acknowledgements / List of Abbreviations / Glossary of Arabic Terminology / 1. Introduction / PART I: CRITIQUING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / 2. Islam(ism) and International Relations / 3. International Relations, Islam, and the Secular Bias / 4. A Framework for Studying Religion in International Relations / PART II: DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES / 5: Sovereignty and Political Islam / 6. Accounting for Community / PART III: PLURALISM OR POLARIZATION: POSTSTRUCTURALISM AND RELIGION / 7. Value Pluralism and the 'International' of International Relations / 8. Conclusion / Bibliography / Index

Faiz Sheikh is Honorary Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter. He is involved in the European Commission funded Initial Training Network, Power and Region in a Multipolar World, a collaborative project involving 11 institutions across 9 countries. He has published articles in Politics, Religion & Ideology.