ResearchOpen Access
Religious Soft Power and State Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: Sacred Capital and Strategic LegitimacyMuhammad Ridho UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia
Publion Journal
Legion: Journal of Religion and Regional
Exploring how religion shapes and is shaped by regional identities, cultures, institutions, public affairs, and interfaith dynamics across diverse socio-cultural, political, and geographical contexts.
Political and Social SciencesIslamic StudiesEconomicsInternational RelationsIslamic EconomicsIslamic Thought
ISSN
XXXX-XXXX
This peer-reviewed academic journal is dedicated to examining the relationship between religion and regional studies in diverse socio-cultural, political, and geographical contexts. It provides a scholarly platform for original research, critical essays, and case studies that analyze how religious beliefs, practices, institutions, and narratives influence regional realities.
Published biannually, the journal encourages interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars from religious studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, international relations, and related fields. It welcomes contributions that investigate religion as a social, cultural, and political force within local, national, and transnational regional settings.
Current Issue
Legion
Legion
Volume 1 · Number 1 · 2026
ResearchOpen Access
Religious-Based Organizations in Southeast Asia: Non-State Actors, Peacebuilding, and Regional Governance NetworksAhmad Haziq Rahman Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
Siti Nur Aisyah Hamid Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
ResearchOpen Access
Religious Education, Radicalism, and Peacebuilding in Southeast Asia: Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Social ResilienceThomas van der Meer University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aisha Rahman-de Vries Utrecht University, Netherlands
ResearchOpen Access
Religion, Nationalism, and Identity Politics in Southeast Asia: Legitimacy, Pluralism, and Regional OrderMuhammad Usman Khalid Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Ayesha Noor Siddiqu National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Pakistan
ResearchOpen Access
Digital Fatwa Regionalism in ASEAN: Platform Governance, Religious Authority, and Cross-Border Moral CirculationKhampheng Souvannavong National University of Laos, Laos