Religious Discrimination against Minorities: Theories and Findings

Yasemin Akbaba ()
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Yasemin Akbaba: Department of Political Science, Gettysburg College, 300 North Washington Street, Glatfelter Hall, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: One of the established trends in religion and international relations (IR) scholarship is the awareness of a rising level of religious discrimination against minorities. Although there is variation in rates, religious restrictions are widely observed across the globe, including in Western democracies. Scholarship on the restrictions on religious practices has advanced through seeking answers to the following questions: Who discriminates? Who is discriminated against more? What are the causes of restrictions on religious freedom? What are the forms of discrimination? The purpose of this article is to connect the theories and findings of two religious discrimination studies of IR via the graphic method of systemism. Featured works engage with religious discrimination in a sub-group of states—Western democracies and those with a Christian majority. While one study focused on government-based restrictions, the other one engaged with societal ones. Collectively, these works revealed the fragility of freedom and the importance of understanding the mechanisms that protect it.

Keywords: Christian majority; minorities; religious discrimination; religiosity; systemism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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