Religiosity and its political effects
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2018), pp.81-89, 9 p.
Publisher
Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Publication Date
2018-08-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
What is the effect of religiosity on public opinion? Islamist religiosity in particular has been linked to a variety of outcomes, including authoritarianism and violence.
Nevertheless, many scholars have countered that there is in fact no relationship between religiosity in the Arab world and adverse political outcomes.
Thus the debate remains unresolved to some degree.
To adjudicate this debate, we use the Arab Opinion Index's 2016 data to examine the effect of individual religiosity on public opinion and political behavior.
We find that there is no link between increased religiosity and negative views of democracy; in fact, the opposite is the case.
There is also no link between religiosity and political participation.
Finally, there is a positive correlation between religiosity and political tolerance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Kurd, Dana. 2018. Religiosity and its political effects. AlMuntaqa،Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.81-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965136
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Kurd, Dana. Religiosity and its political effects. AlMuntaqa Vol. 1, no. 2 (Aug. 2018), pp.81-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965136
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Kurd, Dana. Religiosity and its political effects. AlMuntaqa. 2018. Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.81-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965136
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 89
Record ID
BIM-965136