Apocalyptic Movements in Contemporary Politics

Carlo Aldrovandi is Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. His current research interests lie at the interface of religion, international relations, human rights and peace studies.

• 1. Meaning at the End 2. Millenarianism, Messianism and Absolute Politics 3. Jewish Religious Zionism 4. US Christian Zionism 5. Cultural Apocalypse 6. Conclusion: Two Parallel Lines

"Carlo Aldrovandi's contribution to the comparative study of Israeli religious Zionism and US evangelical Zionism is substantial. His solid research sheds new lights on the dialectics between messianic expectations, millenarian tensions and militant mobilization. He helps us understand the paradox of "absolute politics", when non-Jewish Zionism can become more radical than the Jewish one"- Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies, Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs, France