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The Politics Of Religious Outbidding

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In many contexts today it is clear that religious minorities will face escalating discrimination and persecution. The reason is simple: threatened political elites often seek support or attempt to demobilize opposition by reframing secular conflicts as religious conflicts in a process of religious outbidding. Religious outbidding has led not only to intensified discrimination in employment, worship, and education, but to large-scale violence, including civil war. In Muslim-majority countries, elites are increasing relying on two options to bolster their credibility: 1) introducing and intensifying shari'a law; and then (2) scapegoating those they deemed as threats to their vision of the role of religion in public life.

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  • Monica D. Toft, 2013. "The Politics Of Religious Outbidding," The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 10-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rfiaxx:v:11:y:2013:i:3:p:10-19
    DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2013.829992
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