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Governing Islam and Religious Pluralism in New Democracies

Governing Islam and Religious Pluralism in New Democracies Journal of Balkan and near eastern studies, 2017 Vol . 19, no . 1, 1–3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2016.1201983 Arolda Elbasani and Olivier Roy robert s chuman Center for a dvanced s tudies, f lorence, italy Experiences of democratization, especially those outside core western democracies, have seen the explosion of different forms of religious expression in public and political life. After all, democratization is about opening up the socio-political sphere, and creating an equal playing field for the participation of various contenders and alternatives of a ‘good life’. At the same time, religious movements are usually among the best-organized contenders to articulate and pursue powerful visions of a good life. That inherited legacies of nation-state formation, and the resulting ‘traditions’ of each specific country, are often at odds with the egalitarian-universal principles underlying democratic inclusion of different contenders, however, complicates the application of values of religious freedom and equality. That reli- gious alternatives themselves consist of ‘comprehensive’ and often exclusionary narratives, moreover, makes them a difficult, even if unavoidable, companion of democratic openings. Hence, democratizing polities have to walk a very fine line between accommodation and restriction of religion in order for citizens from different walks of life to perceive the state http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies Taylor & Francis

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Journal of Balkan and near eastern studies, 2017 Vol . 19, no . 1, 1–3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2016.1201983 Arolda Elbasani and Olivier Roy robert s chuman Center for a dvanced s tudies, f lorence, italy Experiences of democratization, especially those outside core western democracies, have seen the explosion of different forms of religious expression in public and political life. After all, democratization is about opening up the socio-political sphere, and creating an equal...
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Journal of Balkan and near eastern studies, 2017 Vol . 19, no . 1, 1–3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2016.1201983 Arolda Elbasani and Olivier Roy robert s chuman Center for a dvanced s tudies, f lorence, italy Experiences of democratization, especially those outside core western democracies, have seen the explosion of different forms of religious expression in public and political life. After all, democratization is about opening up the socio-political sphere, and creating an equal playing field for the participation of various contenders and alternatives of a ‘good life’. At the same time, religious movements are usually among the best-organized contenders to articulate and pursue powerful visions of a good life. That inherited legacies of nation-state formation, and the resulting ‘traditions’ of each specific country, are often at odds with the egalitarian-universal principles underlying democratic inclusion of different contenders, however, complicates the application of values of religious freedom and equality. That reli- gious alternatives themselves consist of ‘comprehensive’ and often exclusionary narratives, moreover, makes them a difficult, even if unavoidable, companion of democratic openings. Hence, democratizing polities have to walk a very fine line between accommodation and restriction of religion in order for citizens from different walks of life to perceive the state

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