The International Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF)

This special issue draws attention to the role of intermediate actors – such as trade unions, advocates, employee groups, religious associations, foundations, and human rights NGOs – as significant mediators when addressing issues related to religious accommodations in divided societies. We are pleased to welcome two guest editors for this issue.

Alexandra Cosima Budabin is senior researcher for the Center for Autonomy Experience and the Institute for Minority Rights at Eurac Research (Italy). She is also an affiliated senior researcher at the Human Rights Center of the University of Dayton (USA) and a thematic expert for “Cultural and Religious Diversity across the European Union” (CUREDI), a project based within the Department of Law and Anthropology at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (Germany). Budabin conducts research on international protections for national and religious minorities, transnational advocacy, cultural heritage, gender and security.

Costanza Nardocci is a professor in constitutional law at the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law, University of Milan. She teaches courses entitled “Gender Justice,” “Women in Tech: New Frontiers of Gender-Related Rights and Artificial Intelligence,” and “Sources of Law and Fundamental Rights in IA.” Her research involves constitutional law and human rights law with a focus on human rights, minority rights, gender studies, anti-discrimination law, constitutional justice, and artificial intelligence.

We are also pleased to present an excellent collection of book reviews and our usual Noteworthy section, highlighting recent reports on freedom of religion or belief.

Yours for religious freedom,
Prof Dr Janet Epp Buckingham
Executive editor