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Religious Freedom and Populism: The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter It
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Abstract Populism is a growing threat to human rights. They are appropriated, distorted, turned into empty words or even their opposite. The contributors to this volume examine these practices using the example of freedom of religion or belief, a human right that has become a particular target of right-wing ... view more
Populism is a growing threat to human rights. They are appropriated, distorted, turned into empty words or even their opposite. The contributors to this volume examine these practices using the example of freedom of religion or belief, a human right that has become a particular target of right-wing populists and extremists worldwide. The contributions not only show the rhetorical patterns of appropriation and distortion, but also demonstrate for various countries which social dynamics favor the appropriation in each case and propose how to strengthen human rights and the culture of debate in democratic societies.... view less
Keywords
religious freedom; human rights; populism; political right; rhetoric; religion; instrumentalization; polarization; political ideology; fundamentalism
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Law
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
Religious Freedom; Far-Right; Appropriation; Right-wing Extremism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
268 p.
Series
Political Science, 158
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839468272
ISSN
2702-9069
ISBN
978-3-8394-6827-2
Status
Published Version; reviewed