Church-state relations and the decline of Catholic parties in Latin America

The decline of Catholic parties across Latin America appears as an interesting exception to the global political resurgence of religion. Catholic parties, once important players in the region's politics, have become less distinctive or failed altogether. While many explanations focus on social...

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Publié dans:Journal of religious and political practice
Auteur principal: Mantilla, Luis Felipe (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor & Francis [2016]
Dans: Journal of religious and political practice
Sujets non-standardisés:B Political Parties
B Catholic Church
B Mexico
B Peru
B Latin America
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:The decline of Catholic parties across Latin America appears as an interesting exception to the global political resurgence of religion. Catholic parties, once important players in the region's politics, have become less distinctive or failed altogether. While many explanations focus on social secularization or the instability of regional politics, this article emphasizes the role of shifting relationship between the Catholic Church and Latin American states. Specifically, it argues that the emergence of flexible accoresearchers continue to catalog the myriad ways in whichmmodation, an arrangement whereby religious politics is managed by individual bishops, politicians and officials, has undermined the functionality and appeal of programmatic religious parties for elites and voters alike. As a result, Catholic religious politics remains vibrant, but is increasingly channeled outside the electoral arena.
ISSN:2056-6107
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religious and political practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20566093.2016.1181383