Religious freedom and populism the appropriation of a human right and how to counter it

Religious freedom and populism : the appropriation of a human right and how to counter it

Populism is a growing threat to human rights. They are appropriated, distorted, turned into empty words or even their opposite. The contributors to this volume examine these practices using the example of freedom of religion or belief, a human right that has become a particular target of right-wing...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere Verfasser: Hirschberger, Bernd (HerausgeberIn), Voges, Katja 1985- (HerausgeberIn), Bauer, Julia, Bielefeldt, Heiner 1958-, Buck, Katja Dorothea, Chakrabarti, Juliane, Daou, Anna Maria, Dennaoui, Youssef, Douma, Jos, Elsner, Regina 1979-, Bedin Fontana, Leandro Luis 1979-, Gunn, T. Jeremy, Lassen, Eva Maria 1959-, Lob-Hüdepohl, Andreas 1961-, Perintfalvi, Rita, Petersen, Marie Juul, Püttmann, Friedrich 1992-, Zuber, Valentine 1965-, Økland, Jorunn 1964-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2024]
Walter de Gruyter
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Edition Politik 158
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Edition Politik
Schlagworte:POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General Religionsfreiheit Rechtspopulismus Nationalismus Menschenrecht Populismus Rechtsradikalismus
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (268 Seiten)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Forewords
  • Introduction: Conservative, Right-Wing Populist or Far-Right Extremist?
  • Populist Reinterpretation and Appropriation of Religious Freedom Worldwide
  • Reinterpretations of Religious Freedom by the Far Right in the German-Speaking World
  • Escalating the Populist Approach
  • Hungary under Viktor Orbán
  • Religious Freedom for Christian Majorities
  • Abuse of Religious Freedom?
  • The Political Instrumentalization of the Topics of Secularism, Religious Freedom and Islamophobia in Turkey
  • Populism, Religious Identity, and the Instrumentalization of "Religious Freedom" in the United States during the Era of Donald Trump
  • Societal Dynamics and Problematic Reactions towards Populist Appropriation
  • A Recipe for Political Polarization?
  • Religious Freedom in the Field of Tension between Populist Anti-Muslim Sentiments and Islamist Radicalisation Tendencies
  • Secularism in France and the Challenge of Populism
  • Restrictions on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Denmark
  • Commitment to Religious Freedom at the Level of the European Union
  • Signs of Hope and Proposals for Solutions
  • International Religious Freedom (or Belief) Alliance
  • Populism in the Land of Equality
  • Populist Appropriation and Reinterpretation of Religious Freedom
  • Beliefs, Brains and Breaking Chains
  • Social Media as a Tool against Populist Appropriation of FoRB and for Promoting FoRB?
  • Conclusion: The Case of Religious Freedom and Populism
  • List of Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the cover design