EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network - How should liberal-democratic states accommodate religious diversity?

How should liberal-democratic states accommodate religious diversity?

Introduction

By using policy briefs the Network of Excellence IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion) aims to bring research to the attention of policy makers and at the same time translate the results into meaningful and useful messages to them.

Description

Established institutions and policies that deal with religious diversity in liberal-democratic states are under pressure more than ever before. This policy brief, based on the IMISCOE publication Secularism or Democracy? Associational Governance of Religious Diversity (Amsterdam University Press 2007) by Veit Bader, takes an original theoretical and practical approach to problems concerning the governance of religious diversity. It proposes a moderate and flexible version of democratic institutional pluralism called Associative Democracy (AD).

Background information

This policy brief is based on the IMISCOE publication Secularism or Democracy? Associational Governance of Religious Diversity (Amsterdam University Press 2007) by Veit Bader.

EU involvement

IMISCOE is an EU funded Network of Excellence in the Sixth Framework Programme. NATAC was funded by the Commission’s sixth framework programme and co-funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture.

Contact info

IMISCOE Network of Excellence
Amsterdam
http://www.imiscoe.org
Karen Kraal (Communication Officer), tel. + 31 (0)20 525 3659

Publication date

//2008

Researcher

Veit Bader

Click here to download the policy brief "How should liberal-democratic states accommodate religious diversity?" (PDF, Eng, 153 kB)

Document type

research

Themes

Urban Policy > Social inclusion & integration

Keywords

Integration of social groups