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This article argues that in the context of a developing democracy, the rise of religiously oriented parties should be viewed contextually as part of an ongoing process of democratic negotiation and consolidation.
Yildirim, Seval
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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018
Sociological Forum, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 412-430, September 2026.ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
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Rethinking secularism in Europe
, 2019 Recent terrorist attacks show the extent to which Europe faces a double threat: on one hand fundamentalist religion, on the other negative secularism.
Zucca, Lorenzo; id_orcid
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, 2013 Until recently, the principles of secularism, religious pluralism and state neutrality have been perceived in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as partially overlapping concepts. However, in Lautsi and others v.
Breda, Vito
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The constitutional context of secularism, religious freedoms, and the state [PDF]
, 2015 Three basic objectives are pursued in this thesis: (a) an analysis of the historical development of secularism and religious freedom across a number of jurisdictions, in the context of the theories regarding secular governance of the English thinker ...
Meacham, Anthony Paul
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Secularism, Atheism and Democracy
, 2012 In this paper I examine the positive effects atheism would have in a constitutional democracy and defend a secular view of the State. Such view will partly differ both from the American model and the French laïcité (at least the version expressed in ...
Alegre, Marcelo
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Cultural Studies Review, 2013 On 4 November 2004 I read a report in the Sydney Morning Herald that I found genuinely shocking, a statement by Cardinal George Pell, of the Catholic diocese of Sydney, on what’s wrong with democracy. This report was of a speech given to the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in the United States.
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The role of religious diversity in social progress. [PDF]
Ethnicities, 2022 Davie G.
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The Post-Enlightenment Moral Crisis and the Emergence of Secular Tyranny in the Middle East
American Journal of Islam and Society, 2017 This article explores humanity’s ethical transformation during Europe’s post-Enlightenment era and assesses its impact upon the origins and development of secularism.
Farhan Mujahid Chak
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, 2018 This article argues that secularism is not neutral. Secularization is a process, the secular state is a structure, whereas secularism is a political philosophy.
Ahdar, Rex
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