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Church, State, and Democracy in Expanding Europe
Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu
304 pages
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235x156mm
978-0-19-533710-5
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Hardback
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22 September 2011
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- Ttheoretically bold, empirically supported analysis proposing that strict separation of church and state is not a sine qua non condition for the consolidation of democracy in post-communist countries
- Examines the impact of religious actors and dogmas on politics, and of the political use of religious symbols and actors
- Draws on new sources of information following the collapse of the communist regime
Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu examine the relationship between religion and politics in ten former communist Eastern European countries. Contrary to widespread theories of increasing secularization, Stan and Turcescu argue that in most of these countries, the populations have shown themselves to remain religious even as they embrace modernization and democratization.
Church-state relations in the new EU member states can be seen in political representation for church leaders, governmental subsidies, registration of religions by the state, and religious instruction in public schools. Stan and Turcescu outline
three major models: the Czech church-state separation model, in which religion is private and the government secular; the pluralist model of Hungary, Bulgaria and Latvia, which views society as a group of complementary but autonomous spheres - for example, education, the family, and religion - each of which is worthy of recognition and support from the state; and the dominant religion model that exists in Poland, Romania, Estonia, and Lithuania, in which the government maintains informal ties to the religious majority.
Church, State, and Democracy in Expanding Europe offers critical tools for understanding church-state relations in an increasingly modern and democratic Eastern Europe.Readership:
Political scientists, sociologists of religion, and theologians; students interested in politics, religion and politics, Eastern European communist and post-communist history and politics, the sociology of religion, post-communist democratization, post-communist transitional justice, religious views about sexuality, and education; government officials interested in religion and politics in Eastern Europe in general
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Lavinia Stan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Post-Communist Studies, St. Francis Xavier University, and Lucian Turcescu, Graduate Program Director and Professor of Historical Theology, Concordia University Stan: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Concordia University and Director of the Center for Post-Communist Studies, St. Francis Xavier University
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"The book is well researched, and the authors appeal to a variety of sources and to a multitude of methods of both data analysis and interpretation The strong point of their analysis is their reading of the interaction of religion and politics at the legislative level Stan and Turcescu both offer a valuable working tool and provide scope for future research on post-communist countries." - Monica Grigore, Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe "a welcome addition to the growing literature in this field, shedding light on the ten newest members of the EU and examining how interactions between law and religion have changed following the fall of Communism." - Russell Sandberg, Journal of Church and
State
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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Bulgaria
Chapter 3: Czech Republic
Chapter 4: Estonia
Chapter 5: Hungary
Chapter 6: Latvia
Chapter 7: Lithuania
Chapter 8: Poland
Chapter 9: Romania
Chapter 10: Slovakia
Chapter 11: Slovenia
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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