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The Masks of the Political God: Religion and Political Parties in Contemporary Democracies

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The book analyses the influence of religion on political parties and party politics in contemporary democracies. To do so, it compares five cases of democracies belonging to different geographic-cultural areas, and marked by different religious majorities: India, Israel, Italy, Turkey, and the US. The time span of the analysis is the period between 1980 (year which can be conventionally regarded as a turning point for the return of religion in the public and the political spheres at the global level), and the present day. Unlike most works on religion and parties, this book does not simply take into account officially “religious” parties, but all “religiously oriented parties” (with an influence of religion on party manifestos, constituencies and/or factions) even if they are officially secular. The theoretical framework is provided by the “cleavages theory”, which considers some relevant traumatic social events as the origin of specific kinds (or families) of political parties; and by a typology of religiously oriented parties dividing them into five categories: conservative, fundamentalist, progressive, nationalist, and camp party.

Foreword

Introduction

1. Religion, Democracy and Political Parties

2. Cleavages, Religion and Parties

3. A Typology of Religiously Oriented Parties

4. India between State Secularism and Communal Hatred

5. Jewish or Secular State? The Israeli Conundrum

6. Italy from Christian Democracy to Populism

7. Islam, Secularism and Democratization in Turkey

8. The Changing Role of Religion in the US

9. The MENA Region, Islam and Democracy: The Case of Tunisia

10. Conclusion: The Masks of the Political God

Ozzano brings 17 years of research to this comparative study of the role religion plays in political parties. He employs qualitative historical analysis examining the secularization hypothesis of democratization, offering a comprehensive survey of religion-oriented parties and their role in democratic systems.... Ozzano reviews the main debates by examining the literature in political science before presenting a typology of parties with religious orientation. Five types emerge: conservative, progressive, nationalist, fundamentalist, and “camp.” Ozzano attempts to reveal the diversity encompassed by these types, employing a “multivocality” of religious traditions in his discussion, but in general, the alignment of the parties discussed has become predominantly conservative. Case study chapters focus on India, Israel, Italy, Tunisia, Turkey, and the US. Ozzano finds that religion in party politics today reflects a global upsurge of right-wing, nationalist, and populist trends and argues that the role of parties in democratization cannot be overlooked. Recommended.

  • Title: The Masks of the Political God: Religion and Political Parties in Contemporary Democracies
  • Author: Luca Ozzano
  • Publisher: ECPR Press
  • Print Publication Date: 2020
  • Logos Release Date: 2020
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Ebook
  • ISBNs: 9781785523380, 9781785523373, 1785523384, 1785523376
  • Resource ID: LLS:9781785523380
  • Resource Type: Monograph
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T20:44:17Z

Luca Ozzano is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Turin, where he teaches Political Science and Politics and Religion. He is chair of the Religion and Politics groups at ECPR, IPSA and SISP, and Associate Editor of the ECPR journal Political Research Exchange.

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