Church-EU Dialogue under Article 17.3: Consensus-Seeking Instrument or Power Strategy?
In 2005, the European Commission formally inaugurated a "structured dialogue" between European institutions and major faith traditions and non-confessional bodies in Europe. The provision for dialogue was envisaged ostensibly as a mechanism to include religious and non-confessional perspec...
| Published in: | Politics and religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2014]
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Politics and religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 148-176 |
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| Summary: | In 2005, the European Commission formally inaugurated a "structured dialogue" between European institutions and major faith traditions and non-confessional bodies in Europe. The provision for dialogue was envisaged ostensibly as a mechanism to include religious and non-confessional perspectives in the ongoing construction of the wider European project. The language of "dialogue," consensus-seeking, and mutual learning dominates both religious and political justification for this formalized provision. Analysis considers emerging praxis in the intervening period (2005-2010) to determine the extent to which consensus-seeking has prevailed over the role of power and interests. Findings indicate that a number of elements relative to the configuration of dialogue praxis have severely inhibited the communicative potential of the provision enshrined in Article 17. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-0491 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politics and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1755048313000424 |