Separation of Church from State? Secular Somatechnologies of Governmentality and Pedagogy

Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Somatechnics, 2016, 6 (1), pp. 40 - 55
Issue Date:
2016-03
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This paper examines how two secular nation-states, such as Australia and the Philippines, connect through their shared practice of secularism as Christianity. Through this, the paper argues that secularism in these contexts enables a Christian framework in which ‘mainstreaming’ Muslims becomes a paramount technique in fostering bilateral relations and (trans)national security. In focus is the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao project, which Australia and the Philippines have established as a pedagogical tool for including Muslim-Filipinos within ‘secular’ society.
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