Religion and Authoritarianism - Cooperation, Conflict, and the Consequences

This book examines the political consequences of growing religiosity in countries where politics are repressive and religious freedoms are in flux.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: the politics of religion; 2. Religion and state games; 3. Regulating the religious marketplace; 4. The political economy of religious revival; 5. The politics of faith, power, and prestige; 6. Conclusion: cooperation, conflict, and the consequences.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Karrie J. Koesel is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon, where she specializes in the study of contemporary Chinese and Russian politics, authoritarianism, and religion and politics. Her work has appeared in Perspectives on Politics, The China Quarterly and Post-Soviet Affairs. Koesel's research has been supported by grants from The John Templeton Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Fulbright program, the International Research and Exchanges Board, the Einaudi Center and East Asia Program at Cornell University, and the University of Oregon. In 2010 she was the recipient of the APSA Aaron Wildavsky Award for the best dissertation in religion and politics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Karrie J. Koesel, Karrie J. (University of Oregon) Koesel, Koesel Karrie J.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.02.2014
• EAN: 9781107037069
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03706-9
• Seiten: 242
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Social Th; Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social Theory, Politics & government, Comparative Politics, Religious and theocratic ideologies