POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Social scientists routinely characterize religious influence in electoral politics as conservative and left-wing parties as fundamentally secular. Against these claims, I argue that the relationship between religion and electoral politics is shaped by the redistributive beliefs and preferences of religious leaders, who can become valuable allies of left-wing parties. I evaluate this argument in Brazil following the …

Reference · Wikidata

journal article from 'Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique' published in 2007

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments and private institutions. When an individual such as an author or other creator engages in censorship of their own works or speech, it is referred to as self-censorship. Gene…

Book · DOAB

The book provides an empirically based analysis of changes on how various political and denominational actors seek to influence the Church and state relationship, as well as how we understand the idea of the secular state. A set of case studies shows how and why changes in the coverage of the secular state and Church-state relations have followed the dynamics of media logic. By establishing a grounded theory based o…

Full text · Open Library

Religion and Politics in the United States offers a comprehensive account of the role of religious ideas, institutions, and communities in American public life. - Publisher.

Image · DPLA

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