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Subject(s)

• Cultural pluralism [Browse]

Editor

• Triandafyllidou, Anna [Browse]
• Magazzini, Tina [Browse]

Series

• Routledge international handbooks. [More in this series]
• Routledge International Handbooks

Summary note

This book critically reviews state-religion models and the ways in which different countries manage religious diversity, illuminating different responses to the challenges encountered in accommodating both majorities and minorities. The country cases encompass eight world regions and 23 countries, offering a wealth of research material suitable to support comparative research. Each case is analysed in depth looking at historical trends, current practices, policies, legal norms and institutions. By looking into state-religion relations and governance of religious diversity in regions beyond Europe, we gain insights into predominantly Muslim countries (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia), countries with pronounced historical religious diversity (India and Lebanon) and into a predominantly migrant pluralist nation (Australia). These insights can provide a basis for re-thinking European models and learning from experiences of governing religious diversity in other socio-economic and geopolitical contexts. Key analytical and comparative reflections inform the introduction and concluding chapters. This volume offers a research and study companion to better understand the connection between state-religion relations and the governance of religious diversity in order to inform both policy and research efforts in accommodating religious diversity. Given its accessible language and further readings provided in each chapter, the volume is ideally suited for undergraduate and graduate students. It will also be a valuable resource for researchers working in the wider field of ethnic, migration, religion and citizenship studies.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• 1. The Governance of Religious Diversity: Challenges and Responses

  Anna Triandafyllidou and Tina Magazzini

  Part I: Western Europe

  2. Belgium: Devolved Federalism

  Thomas Sealy and Tariq Modood

  3. France: From Laïcité to Laicism?

  Thomas Sealy and Tariq Modood

  4. Germany: Federal Corporatism

  Thomas Sealy and Tariq Modood

  5. The United Kingdom: Weak Establishment and Pragmatic Pluralism

  Thomas Sealy and Tariq Modood

  Part II: Southern Europe

  6. The Italian Case: 'Baptised Laicità' and a Changing Demographic

  Tina Magazzini

  7. Spain: All Religions are Equal, but Some are More Equal than Others

  Tina Magazzini

  8. Greece: The 'Prevailing Religion' and the Governance of Diversity

  Eda Gemi

  Part III: Central Eastern Europe and Russia

  9. Hungary: Religion as the Government's Political Tool

  Dániel Vékony

  10. Lithuania: The Predicament of the Segregation of Religions

  Egdūnas Račius

  11. Slovakia: Fear of New Religious Minorities

  Egdūnas Račius

  12. Russia: Governance of Religion

• What, How, and Why

  Marat Iliyasov

  Part IV: South-Eastern Europe

  13. Bulgaria: Strong Cultural Legacies, Weak Institutions, and Political Instrumentalisation of Religion

  Mila Mancheva

  14. Albania: Legacy of Shared Culture and History for Religious Tolerance

  Liliya Yakova and Leda Kuneva

  15. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Persisting Ethno-Religious Divide

  Gergana Tzvetkova and Rosalina Todorova

  Part V: The MENA Region

  16. Turkey: Whither Secularism?

  Haldun Gülalp

  17. Lebanon: Confessionalism and the Problem of Divided Loyalties

  Yuksel Taskin

  18. Egypt: Religious Diversity in an Age of Securitisation

  H.A. Hellyer

  19. Tunisia: Governing the Religious Sphere After 2011

  Georges Fahmi

  20. Morocco: Governing Religious Diversity

  Mehdi Lahlou and Mounir Zouiten

  Part VI: South and Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific

  21. India: The Challenge of Being Plural and Multicultural

  Gurpreet Mahajan

  22. Indonesia: A Complex Experience of Religious Diversity Governance

  Pradana Boy Zulian and Hasnan Bachtiar

  23. Malaysia: A Secular Constitution Under Siege?

  Zawawi Ibrahim and Imran Mohd Rasid

  24. Australia: Diversity, Neutrality, and Exceptionalism

  Michele Grossman, Vivian Gerrand and Anna Halafoff

  25. Governing Religious Diversity Across the World: Comparative Insights

  Anna Triandafyllidou and Tina Magazzini

ISBN

• 1-00-308340-4
• 1-003-08340-4
• 1-000-26033-X
• 1-000-26041-0

OCLC

1223264906

Other standard number

• 10.4324/9781003083405

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