Introduction: Religious freedom: between governance and social perception Introduction: Liberté religieuse : entre gouvernance et perception sociale

Breskaya, Olga; Giordan, Giuseppe; Zrinščak, Siniša

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“…Since the 2000s, religious freedom has started to become a sociological topic. A large group of studies have emerged investigating the legal, social, and cultural factors that promote or hinder the implementation of Art.18 (UDHR) in different contexts, at both institutional and societal levels (e.g., Breskaya and Botvar 2019;Breskaya and Giordan 2019;Breskaya et al 2021a;Finke 2013;Finke and Martin 2014;Finke et al 2018;Fox 2015aFox , 2020Grim 2008;Grim and Finke 2011;Richardson 2006). These studies have been accompanied by large cross-national data collections, which have allowed them to overcome the lack of empirical evidence that for years 'severely handicapped social sciences' ability to study the topic' (Grim and Finke 2007, p. 654).…”

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Two Models of Political Secularism and Religious Freedom in Italy and Croatia: Findings from a Survey among Youth

Leofreddi

2023

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Interest in political secularism is growing, due to its proven relevant role in affecting people’s political behaviours and attitudes toward human rights. However, until now, only a few studies have analysed its influence on religious freedom and those which exist do so mostly from a governmental-policy perspective. Drawing upon the sociology of religious freedom, this article seeks to address this gap. Comparing two Catholic EU countries, Italy and Croatia, and adopting an empirical perspective, it aims to understand whether the endorsement of political secularism enhances or limits support for religious freedom. More specifically, the study draws a key distinction between two models of secularism, ‘institutional’ and ‘ideological’, whose impacts on different aspects of religious freedom are assessed. In doing so, this research presents the results of a cross-national survey on Social Perception of Religious Freedom (SPRF) that was carried out among university students in Italy (=714) and Croatia (=603). The results show the strong positive influence of moderate forms of political secularism in shaping a positive culture of religious freedom. At the same time, they validate the hypothesis that it is necessary to consider political secularism’s multiple facets to fully understand its influence on support for religious freedom in different countries.

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Two Models of Political Secularism and Religious Freedom in Italy and Croatia: Findings from a Survey among Youth

Leofreddi

2023

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Introduction: Religious freedom: between governance and social perception Introduction: Liberté religieuse : entre gouvernance et perception sociale

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Two Models of Political Secularism and Religious Freedom in Italy and Croatia: Findings from a Survey among Youth

Two Models of Political Secularism and Religious Freedom in Italy and Croatia: Findings from a Survey among Youth

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