Passive and assertive secularism: historical conditions, ideological struggles, and state politics toward religion

Why do secular states pursue substantially different policies toward religion? The United States, France, and Turkey are secular states that lack any official religion and have legal systems free from religious control. The French and Turkish states have banned students' headscarves in public s...

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Main Author: Kuru, Ahmet T. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: John Hopkins University Press 2007
In: World politics
Year: 2007, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 568-594
Further subjects:B Usa
B Turkey
B State
B Secularization
B Einflussgröße
B Ideology
B Vereinigte Staaten France Turkey State Secularization Historische Faktoren Ideology Religious policy International comparison / Ländervergleich
B History
B France
B Religious policy
B International comparison