Document Type
Encyclopedia Article
Publication Date
5-2019
Department 1
Political Science
Abstract
After decades-long neglect, a growing body of scholarship is studying religious components of protests. Religion’s role as a facilitator, the religious perspective of protesters, the goals of religious actors as participants, and faith-based outcomes of protests have been examined using quantitative and qualitative methodology. Although it is now a thriving research field, due to recent contributions, incorporating faith-based variables in protest research is a challenging task since religion travels across different levels of analysis; effortlessly merges with thick concepts such as individual and collective identity; and takes different shapes and color when it surfaces in various social contexts across the globe. Therefore, at the religion and protest nexus, there are more questions than answers. Research in the field would improve by investing more on theoretical frameworks and expanding the availability of qualitative and quantitative data.
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DOI
10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.989
Version
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Recommended Citation
Akbaba, Yasemin. (2019). “Protest and Religion: An Overview” In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
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