Governing religious diversity across the world : comparative insights / Tina Magazzini. Tina Magazzini -- Part I. Western Europe. Belgium : devolved federalism / Thomas Sealy, Tariq Modood -- France : from laicite to laicism? / Thomas Sealy, Tariq Modood -- Germany : federal corporatism / Thomas Sealy -- United Kingdom : weak establishment and pragmatic pluralism / Thomas Sealy, Tariq Modood -- Italian case : "baptised laicita" and a changing demographic / Tina Magazzini -- Spain : all religions are equal, but some are more equal than others / Tina Magazzini -- Greece : the "prevailing religion" and the governance of diversity / Eda Gemi -- Hungary : religion as the government's political tool / Daniel Vekony -- Lithuania : the predicament of the segregation of religions / Egdunas Racius -- Slovakia : fear of new religious minorities / Egdunas Racius -- Russia : governance of religion--what, how, and why / Marat Iliyasov -- Bulgaria : strong cultural legacies, weak institutions, and political instrumentalisation of religion / Mila Mancheva -- Albania : legacy of shared culture and history for religious tolerance / Liliya Yakova, Leda Kuneva -- Bosnia and Herzegovina : persisting ethno-religious divide / Gergana Tzvetkova, Rosalina Todorova -- Turkey : whither secularism? / Haldun Gulalp -- Lebanon : confessionalism and the problem of divided loyalties / Yuksel TasŒkin -- Egypt : religious diversity in an age of securitisation / H. A. Hellyer -- Tunisia : governing the religious sphere after 2011 / Geores Fahmi -- Morocco : governing religious diversity / Mehdi Lahlou, Mounir Zouiten -- India : the challenge of being plural and multicultural / Gurpreet Mahajan -- Indonesia : a complex experience of religious diversity governance / Pradana Boy Zulian, Hasnan Bachtiar -- Malaysia : a secular constitution under siege? / Zawawi Ibrahim, Imran Mohd Rasid -- Australia : diversity, neutrality, and exceptionalism / Michele Grossman, Vivian Gerrand, Anna Halafoff -- Governing religious diversity across the world : comparative insights / Anna Triandafyllidou, Tina Magazzini.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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