Religion, Democracy and Democratization

Informationen zum Autor John Anderson is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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 . 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...

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

Klappentext

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.


Inhalt
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

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