Framing Political Violence: Success and Failure of Religious Mobilization in the Philippines and Thailand

Juan, Alexander De; Hasenclever, Andreas

doi:10.1080/13698249.2015.1070454

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“…Elites may leverage religious credentials in order to help capture the state, in the first place, and/or to consolidate and maintain their legitimacy. This is particularly likely when elites face an immediate threat from internal or external opposition (Toft, 2007; De Juan & Hasenclever, 2015). In other contexts where the political system is more open, rising counter-elites may find themselves almost forced to rely on religious outbidding to build a winning coalition (Snyder & Ballentine, 1996).…”

Section: Explaining Types Of Religious Discrimination During Regime T...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Regime change and religious discrimination after the Arab uprisings

Klocek

Sumaktoyo

2022

Journal of Peace Research

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This article investigates how and when regime transitions intensify minority discrimination through an analysis of two types of religious persecution following the Arab uprisings. We argue that weakened institutions and the prevalence of religious outbidding during political transitions make societal-based religious discrimination (SRD) more likely to increase than government-based religious discrimination (GRD). This is because social divisions are often exacerbated and social unrest difficult to contain, while at the same time, policy change can be difficult to enact and enforce. We test these claims through a mixed-methods research design. Employing a synthetic control method, the cross-national, quantitative analysis from 1990 to 2014 confirms that GRD has not changed since the Arab uprisings, while SRD has substantially increased in those countries (i.e. Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia) that also experienced regime change. A case study of Egypt provides more direct evidence of the institutional and outbidding mechanisms. The qualitative analysis draws on ethnographic research conducted in Cairo during 2014, which includes in-depth interviews with Coptic Orthodox Christians. Our findings underscore the twin challenge of protecting and accommodating minority religions during periods of political transition.

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Section: Explaining Types Of Religious Discrimination During Regime T...mentioning

confidence: 99%