By Ani Sarkissian
ISBN-10: 0199348081
ISBN-13: 9780199348084
Spiritual repression--the non-violent suppression of civil and political rights--is a growing to be and worldwide phenomenon. although often practiced in authoritarian international locations, degrees of spiritual repression however range throughout quite a number non-democratic regimes, together with intolerant democracies and aggressive authoritarian states.
In The forms of spiritual Repression, Ani Sarkissian argues that likely benign rules and regulations on faith are instruments that non-democratic leaders use to repress self sufficient civic job, successfully protecting their carry on strength. Sarkissian examines the interplay of political pageant and the constitution of non secular divisions in society, featuring a thought of why spiritual repression varies throughout non-democratic regimes. She additionally bargains a brand new means of knowing the commonalties and changes of non-democratic regimes by way of targeting the pursuits of non secular repression.
Drawing on quantitative information from a couple of hundred authoritarian states, in addition to case experiences of 16 nations from worldwide, Sarkissian explores the forms of repression that states impose on non secular expression, organization, and political actions, describing the hindrances those activities current for democratization, pluralism, and the improvement of an self reliant civil society.
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In Azerbaijan and Mauritania, religious facilities cannot be used for political purposes. In Bahrain, places of worship cannot be used for political campaigning. In Yemen, the government reportedly attempted to stop the growth of the popularity of the minority Houthi group by limiting the hours that mosques were open to the public. In several postcommunist countries, restitution of property seized by the previous regime remains a problem. In Georgia, all groups other than the majority Georgian Orthodox Church have complained of difficulties in regaining property and in obtaining permits to construct new religious facilities.
Because these specific regime scores take into account only institutional measures of authority at the state level, this result is somewhat expected. Yet it also points to the deficiency of measures that rely only on formal institutions for capturing the amount of competition and potential conflict in countries. Despite the fact that quantitative data can provide some preliminary support for the argument about the role that religious divisions in society play in explaining levels of religious repression, this type of data is insufficient for capturing the complexity of how religious repression is practiced around the world.
Yet because political competition is constrained in these countries, state leaders are able to apply laws selectively to certain groups in society without facing the negative consequences we would expect from such behavior by more competitive regimes. For instance, since most of the regimes in this middle part of the spectrum hold elections, politicians must be able to build winning coalitions. At the same time, because these elections are not fully free or fair, it is possible for those in power to selectively apply restrictions to those groups perceived to be the most threatening to the persistence of their rule.
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