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The European State and Minority Religious Groups: Exploring Patterns of Engagement and Acces

Posted on:2018-09-29Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:George Mason UniversityCandidate:FitzGerald, Gerald TFull Text:PDF
GTID:1446390002996077Subject:Political science
Abstract/Summary:
This dissertation examines variations in the consistency with which governments apply certain institutions of church-state relations with respect to minority religious communities over time in Britain, France, and the Netherlands. Adopting a comparative historical approach, with a focus on Jewish and Muslim organizations operating on the national level, the research findings point to ethno-religious demographic change as a cross-cutting driver of inconsistencies across the three case studies and also highlight the role of national differences in church-state institutional arrangements in shaping the contours of the relationship between European governments and minority religious groups.
Keywords/Search Tags:Minority religious
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