Religion and Brazilian Democracy - Mobilizing the People of God

Evangelical and Catholic groups are transforming Brazilian politics. This book asks why, and what the consequences are for democracy.

List of contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction; 2. Clergy, congregants, and religious politicians; 3. Methods and case studies; Part II. What Clergy Think, Say, and Do: 4. What clergy think and say: religious teachings and political views; 5. What clergy do: encouraging partisan and electoral politics; Part III. How Congregants Respond: 6. Church influence on citizens' policy views and partisanship; 7. Church influence on voting behavior; 8. Church influence on citizen support for democracy; Part IV. Representation: 9. The representational triangle; 10. Conclusion: mobilizing the people of God.

About the author

Amy Erica Smith is associate professor of political science at Iowa State University. Smith's research has attracted funding from the National Science Foundation, Fulbright, Mellon, and Templeton, and the Award for Early Achievement in Research at Iowa State University. Her work on democracy in developing countries has appeared in top political science journals and in the Portuguese-language book, Legitimidade e qualidade da democracia no Brasil: Uma visão da cidadania (2011; with Lucio Rennó, Matthew Layton, and Frederico Batista Pereira).

Summary

This book will appeal to academics and non-academics interested in Brazilian and Latin American politics, as it provides the first rigorous yet accessible book-length account of evangelical and Catholic politics in this century. It will also be of interest to academics and undergraduate students studying religion and democratic representation worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Erica Smith, Amy Erica (Iowa State University) Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108482110
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48211-0
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Th; Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics; Cambridge Studies in Social Th
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Brazil, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Hispanic & Latino Studies