Secular States and Religious Diversity (Ethnicity and Democratic Governance) - Hardcover

9780774825122: Secular States and Religious Diversity (Ethnicity and Democratic Governance)

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ISBN 10: 077482512X ISBN 13: 9780774825122

Publisher: UBC Press, 2013

Nation-states have seen the rise of religious pluralism within their borders, brought about by global migration and the challenge of radical religious movements. This book explores the meaning of secularism and religious freedom in these new contexts. The contributors chart the impact of globalization, the varying forms of secularism in Western states, and the different kinds of relations between states and religious institutions in the historical traditions and contemporary politics of Islamic, Indic, and Chinese societies. They also examine the limitations and dilemmas of governmental responses to unprecedented diversity, and grapple with the question of how secular states deal (and should deal) with such pluralism.

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Book Description

Addressing one of the most volatile political issues of our time, this volume looks at the relationship between religion and politics as secular nation-states try to deal with increasing religious pluralism and radicalism within their borders.

About the Author

Bruce J. Berman is professor emeritus of political studies at Queen’s University and was director of the Ethnicity and Democratic Governance project from 2006 to 2012. Rajeev Bhargava is a senior fellow at and director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi. Andr� Lalibert� is professor of political studies at the University of Ottawa.

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