232 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This fully updated new edition empirically assesses the relationship between religion and democracy, looking at global, regional, and individual countries’ perspectives.
Using a wide range of quantitative data, the author tests the validity of Huntington's claim that democracy and religion are tightly connected, and that western Christianity is the only religion capable of supporting democratic... Read more
1. The research design
2. Relating religion to democracy
3. Macrolevel findings
4. Microlevel findings
5. Religion and democracy
Biography
Carsten Anckar is Professor of Political Science at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. He has published widely in the field of comparative politics and is the author of Determinants of the Death Penalty: A Comparative Study of the World (2004).
