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How state support of religion shapes attitudes toward Muslim immigrants: New evidence from a sub-national comparison
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Abstract This article argues that governments play a considerable role in shaping citizens’ attitudes toward Muslim immigrants through the way they regulate religion. European democracies are far from secular, and matters of religious regulation cannot be reduced to abstract values or constitutional clauses.... mehr
This article argues that governments play a considerable role in shaping citizens’ attitudes toward Muslim immigrants through the way they regulate religion. European democracies are far from secular, and matters of religious regulation cannot be reduced to abstract values or constitutional clauses. Under conditions of high state support of religion, accommodating new religious minorities involves not only the changing of existing rules but also giving up on long-standing traditions and everyday habits. As a result, citizens see religious newcomers as a threat to their way of life and react with animosity to their practices and demands. We support our argument by combining newly designed survey items with original data on religious regulation in 26 Swiss cantons. Our findings contradict the extant literature and have important implications for the democratic challenges in Europe, the quality of modern immigration societies, and the role of religion in democracy more generally.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Einwanderung; Muslim; Minderheit; religiöse Gruppe; Integrationspolitik; Religionspolitik; öffentliche Meinung; Einstellung; kollektive Identität; Staat-Kirche; Schweiz
Klassifikation
Religionssoziologie
Migration
Freie Schlagwörter
migration; politics; religion
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 391-424
Zeitschriftentitel
Comparative political studies, 49 (2016) 3
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171965
ISSN
1552-3829
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung
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