Menchik in Deutsche Welle on Shariah in Indonesia
Jeremy Menchik, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Fredrick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was recently interviewed for a story examining why a significant portion of the Indonesian population supports the implementation of Islamic law, Shariah, in the country.
Menchik was quoted in a September 12, 2017 article by Deutsche Welle entitled “Why Are More Indonesians Favoring Shariah?”
From the text of the article:
“Indonesians are part of the global Islamic revival, which is a trend toward increasing religiosity and social identification with Islam,” said Jeremy Menchik, an Assistant Professor at Boston University focusing on comparative politics, religion and politics in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
“The Islamic revival originates in part to popular frustration with the moral vacuity of secular liberalism and capitalism. In search of more meaningful connections, many Indonesians have looked toward Islam,” he told DW.
Jeremy Menchik’s research interests include comparative politics, religion and politics, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. At Boston University he is a member of the graduate faculty of political science and coordinates the MAIA program with specialization in Religion and International Affairs.