Religion and the Rise of Populism

ISBN-13: 9781032091228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 148 str.

Daniel Nilsson Dehanas; Marat Shterin

Opis

This book redefines the concept of populism as a political style that sets a ‘sacred people’ apart from its enemies, providing a timely yet grounded account that will stimulate further research and public debate. It was first published as a special issue of the journal Religion, State & Society.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Religion and the rise of populismDaniel Nilsson DeHanas and Marat Shterin2. How religion came into play: ‘Muslim’ as a category of practice in immigrant integration debatesAstrid Mattes3. Religion and Brexit: populism and the Church of EnglandGreg Smith and Linda Woodhead4. Thank God for the greatest country on earth: white supremacy, vigilantes, and survivalists in the struggle to define the American nationSusannah Crockford5. The impulse to orthodoxy: why illiberal democracies treat religious pluralism as a threatDavid Levy6. The populist breeding ground and religion: the case of the Greek mainstream and Radical RightKonstantinos Papastathis and Anastasia Litina7. Co-opting religion: how ruling populists in Turkey and Macedonia sacralise the majorityBilge Yabanci and Dane Taleski

O autorze

Daniel Nilsson DeHanas is Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Religion at King’s College London, UK, and co- editor of the journal Religion, State and Society.

Marat Shterin is Reader in Sociology of Religion at King’s College London, UK, and co-editor of the journal Religion, State and Society.