Objective Academic research has consistently studied conflict but there is very little engagement with actually existing tolerance mechanisms of tolerance and this project breaks new ground in studying tolerance by explicitly engaging with both empirical detail and theoretical constructions in the predominantly Muslim context of Pakistan. The project comprises of two strands of enquiry that come together to suggest a new way of approaching political theory from non-western contexts. By investigating the political thought of two key religious public intellectuals on the issue of tolerance at the same time as collecting oral histories and ethnographic interviews from population groups that live in extremely precarious contexts, such as recent refugees from Pakistan's tribal areas into three large cities, the project aims to help build a new field of study within European academia: comparative political theory. Fields of science humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistoryhumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionreligionsislamsocial sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrationshumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionphilosophypolitical philosophy Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) ERC-SG-SH2 - ERC Starting Grant - Institutions, values, beliefs and behaviour Call for proposal ERC-2012-StG_20111124 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Host institution KING'S COLLEGE LONDON EU contribution € 378 116,00 Address STRAND WC2R 2LS London United Kingdom See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator Humeira Iqtidar (Dr.) Administrative Contact Paul Labbett (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KING'S COLLEGE LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution € 378 116,00 Address STRAND WC2R 2LS London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator Humeira Iqtidar (Dr.) Administrative Contact Paul Labbett (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data