(Ebook) The Routledge Handbook to Religion and Political Parties by Jeffrey Haynes ISBN 9781138500464, 9781351012478, 9782019036294, 9781032239361, 1138500461, 1351012479, 2019036290, 1032239360, 2019036289

(Ebook) The Routledge Handbook to Religion and Political Parties by Jeffrey Haynes ISBN 9781138500464, 9781351012478, 9782019036294, 9781032239361, 1138500461, 1351012479, 2019036290, 1032239360, 2019036289

As religion and politics become ever more intertwined, relationships between religion and political parties are of increasing global political significance. This handbook responds to that development, providing important results of current research involving religion and politics, focusing on: democratisation, democracy, party platform formation, party moderation and secularisation, social constituency representation and interest articulation.
Covering core issues, new debates, and country case studies, the handbook provides a comprehensive overview of fundamentals and new directions in the subject. Adopting a comparative approach, it examines the relationships between religion and political parties in a variety of contexts, regions and countries with a focus on Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism.