Religion and Right Wing Populism in Poland: Impacts, Causes, Prospects
This paper synthesises recent research on the dynamic between religion and right wing populism (RWP) in Poland by investigating their interplay across four socio-political fields: immigrant and refugee reception, conditions for religious minorities (Antisemitism and Islamophobia), gender relations a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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WVU
2019
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Religion and society in Central and Eastern Europe
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-37 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Poles
/ Right-wing populism
/ Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CG Christianity and Politics KBK Europe (East) ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
othering, polarisation
B LGBT rights B Immigration B discursive religion B Islamophobia B Gender B Polish Catholic Church B Antisemitism B right wing populism |
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| Summary: | This paper synthesises recent research on the dynamic between religion and right wing populism (RWP) in Poland by investigating their interplay across four socio-political fields: immigrant and refugee reception, conditions for religious minorities (Antisemitism and Islamophobia), gender relations and LGBT rights. It focuses on the roles of both discursive religion (public discourses which use and are shaped by religion) and of institutional religion, especially the Polish Catholic Church (PCC), while acknowledging other factors shaping the electoral success of the Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) party, which has enabled a RWP agenda to be implemented by government. Such factors include the role of media (especially some Catholic media), social media, and welfare policy. It argues that where official Catholic teaching clearly opposes RWP stances (e.g. on refugees and interfaith relations) the leadership of the PCC has attempted to restrain RWP mobilisation. However, where official teaching aligns more closely with RWP ideology (e.g. on gender and sexuality) opposition has been largely limited to liberal minorities within the church. It concludes by surveying the developing collaboration of opposition movements. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-9962 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion and society in Central and Eastern Europe
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