Local formulas of peace: religious diversity and state-interfaith governance in Germany
Religious pluralization in line with participatory policy approaches has led to a new field of cooperative governance of religious diversity. This article explores the collaboration between state and (inter-) religious actors in two metropolitan regions in Germany, namely Hamburg and Rhine-Ruhr. Dra...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2018, Volume: 65, Issue: 3, Pages: 346-362 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Deutschland (boat, 1866-1875)
/ Religious pluralism
/ Religious policy
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Governance
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AX Inter-religious relations KBB German language area |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Diversity
B inclusion / exclusion B interfaith governance B multilevel governance B Germany B state-religion relation |
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Rights Information: | InC 1.0 |
| Summary: | Religious pluralization in line with participatory policy approaches has led to a new field of cooperative governance of religious diversity. This article explores the collaboration between state and (inter-) religious actors in two metropolitan regions in Germany, namely Hamburg and Rhine-Ruhr. Drawing upon qualitative fieldwork, this article provides a systematic analysis of discursive and structural measures of state-interfaith governance in the two regions. It clearly shows that state-interfaith governance gains in importance and is practiced in various forms depending on the contextual setting. Based on this, comparative case analysis shows that state-interfaith governance in Germany is characterized by (1) a prominent role of the established churches; (2) a potential of accommodating religious diversity which is, however, restricted by a narrow orientation of the world-religion model and the predominant focus on Islam; and (3) takes place in a complex multi level setting which calls for further investigation. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768618787240 |
