Religious Freedom and Populism: The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter It

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Religious Freedom and Populism

The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter It

Edited by: Bernd Hirschberger and Katja Voges

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Populism is a growing threat to human rights. They are appropriated, distorted, turned into empty words or even their opposite. The contributors to this volume examine these practices using the example of freedom of religion or belief, a human right that has become a particular target of right-wing populists and extremists worldwide. The contributions not only show the rhetorical patterns of appropriation and distortion, but also demonstrate for various countries which social dynamics favor the appropriation in each case and propose how to strengthen human rights and the culture of debate in democratic societies.

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Contents
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Forewords
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Introduction: Conservative, Right-Wing Populist or Far-Right Extremist?
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Bernd Hirschberger and Katja Voges

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Populist Reinterpretation and Appropriation of Religious Freedom Worldwide
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Reinterpretations of Religious Freedom by the Far Right in the German-Speaking World
29
Bernd Hirschberger and Katja Voges

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Escalating the Populist Approach
41
Regina Elsner

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Hungary under Viktor Orbán
53
Rita Perintfalvi and Katja Voges

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Religious Freedom for Christian Majorities
67
Leandro L. B. Fontana

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Abuse of Religious Freedom?
79
Andreas Lob-Hüdepohl

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The Political Instrumentalization of the Topics of Secularism, Religious Freedom and Islamophobia in Turkey
91
Bernd Hirschberger and Friedrich Püttmann

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Populism, Religious Identity, and the Instrumentalization of “Religious Freedom” in the United States during the Era of Donald Trump
105
T. Jeremy Gunn

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Societal Dynamics and Problematic Reactions towards Populist Appropriation
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A Recipe for Political Polarization?
121
Heiner Bielefeldt

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Religious Freedom in the Field of Tension between Populist Anti-Muslim Sentiments and Islamist Radicalisation Tendencies
131
Youssef Dennaoui

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Secularism in France and the Challenge of Populism
143
Valentine Zuber

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Restrictions on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Denmark
153
Eva Maria Lassen and Marie Juul Petersen

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Commitment to Religious Freedom at the Level of the European Union
165
Bernd Hirschberger and Katja Voges

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Signs of Hope and Proposals for Solutions
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International Religious Freedom (or Belief) Alliance
183
Jos Douma

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Populism in the Land of Equality
199
Jorunn Økland

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Populist Appropriation and Reinterpretation of Religious Freedom
209
Katja Dorothea Buck, Bernd Hirschberger and Katja Voges

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Beliefs, Brains and Breaking Chains
221
Anna Maria Daou

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Social Media as a Tool against Populist Appropriation of FoRB and for Promoting FoRB?
233
Julia Bauer, Juliane Chakrabarti and Bernd Hirschberger

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Conclusion: The Case of Religious Freedom and Populism
247
Bernd Hirschberger and Katja Voges

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List of Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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About the cover design
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Keywords for this book

Religious Freedom; Politics; Human Rights; Religion; Populism; Political Ideologies; Far-Right; Right-wing Extremism; Sociology of Religion; Appropriation; Fundamentalism; Political Science

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Religious Freedom and Populism

Overview

About this book

Reviews

Supplementary Materials

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Forewords

Introduction: Conservative, Right-Wing Populist or Far-Right Extremist?

Reinterpretations of Religious Freedom by the Far Right in the German-Speaking World

Escalating the Populist Approach

Hungary under Viktor Orbán

Religious Freedom for Christian Majorities

Abuse of Religious Freedom?

The Political Instrumentalization of the Topics of Secularism, Religious Freedom and Islamophobia in Turkey

Populism, Religious Identity, and the Instrumentalization of “Religious Freedom” in the United States during the Era of Donald Trump

A Recipe for Political Polarization?

Religious Freedom in the Field of Tension between Populist Anti-Muslim Sentiments and Islamist Radicalisation Tendencies

Secularism in France and the Challenge of Populism

Restrictions on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Denmark

Commitment to Religious Freedom at the Level of the European Union

International Religious Freedom (or Belief) Alliance

Populism in the Land of Equality

Populist Appropriation and Reinterpretation of Religious Freedom

Beliefs, Brains and Breaking Chains

Social Media as a Tool against Populist Appropriation of FoRB and for Promoting FoRB?

Conclusion: The Case of Religious Freedom and Populism

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

About the cover design

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