Benevolent Secularism
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How do countries reconcile religion and democracy, both at critical junctures and over time? This chapter sets out a theoretical framework linking institutions of “benevolent secularism” to maintaining what Stepan has called the twin tolerations between religion and democracy. Institutions shape preferences within religious and secular elites over the place of religion in public life, and build religious-secular and interfaith partnerships that stabilize the twin tolerations when they face new challenges over time. After setting out the theoretical framework, the chapter discusses case selection and data collection.
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2008 ◽
Vol 18
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pp. 87-98
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2020 ◽
2018 ◽
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2006 ◽
Vol 30
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pp. 20-25
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2015 ◽
Vol 30
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pp. 81-96
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