Religion, Democracy and Democratization

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-35537-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Democratization Special Issues

A new exploration of the troubled relationship between religion and democracy, focusing in on two key questions:

* how has religion engaged with the democratization processes that have taken place over the last thirty years?

* how can it contribute towards democracy in the future?

These questions are tackled with clarity and rigour. Select chapters explore the ways in which religious ideas have been used to undermine authoritarian regimes and how religious institutions have provided the basis for resistance to such regimes. The reader is

This book was previously published as a special issue of the leading journal Democratization.

Zielgruppe

Politics and Religion

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. Did Protestantism Create Democracy?3. Evangelical Protestantism and Democratization in Contemporary Latin America and Asia4. Weber in Latin America: Is protestant growth enabling the consolidation of democratic capitalism?5. Religion and Democratization in Africa6. Islam, Muslim Politics and Democracy7. The Islamist Discourse of the FIS and the Democratic Experiment in Algeria8. Democracy and Hindu Nationalism9. Buddhism, Democracy and Identity in Thailand10. Churches and the Consolidation of Democratic Culture: Difference and convergence in the Czech Republic and Hungary

Über Autor(innen)

John Anderson is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews.