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Explaining Religious Party Strength explores why religious political parties are electorally successful in some countries but not in others.

Drawing on insights from political science and sociology, this book argues that religious parties are typically formed for defensive reasons, reacting against state-builders' attempts to secularize public services such as education, welfare, and healthcare. Building on these findings, the author argues that the strength of religious parties is determined by the infrastructural power of the state. Weak states that fail to provide adequate public services open up space for religious communities to build a dense network of private schools, hospitals, and charities, which translates into votes for religious political parties. By contrast, strong states that provide efficient public services squeeze out private welfare providers, undermining the electoral strength of religious political parties. The author tests this theory through st

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1 Introduction 2 Religion and State Formation 3 Theorizing Religious Party Development 4 Quantitative Analysis of Religious Party Strength 5 Anticlerical State-Building in France and Italy 6 The Rise (and Fall) of Political Catholicism in Italy and France 7 Islam and Anticlerical State-Building in Twentieth-Century Egypt, Turkey, and Albania 8 Islam and Political Competition in Egypt, Turkey, and Albania 9 Conclusion

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 12/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781032328201
      978-1032328201
      ISBN-10 1032328207
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explaining Religious Party Strength explores why religious political parties are electorally successful in some countries but not in others.

      Drawing on insights from political science and sociology, this book argues that religious parties are typically formed for defensive reasons, reacting against state-builders' attempts to secularize public services such as education, welfare, and healthcare. Building on these findings, the author argues that the strength of religious parties is determined by the infrastructural power of the state. Weak states that fail to provide adequate public services open up space for religious communities to build a dense network of private schools, hospitals, and charities, which translates into votes for religious political parties. By contrast, strong states that provide efficient public services squeeze out private welfare providers, undermining the electoral strength of religious political parties. The author tests this theory through st

      Table of Contents

      1 Introduction 2 Religion and State Formation 3 Theorizing Religious Party Development 4 Quantitative Analysis of Religious Party Strength 5 Anticlerical State-Building in France and Italy 6 The Rise (and Fall) of Political Catholicism in Italy and France 7 Islam and Anticlerical State-Building in Twentieth-Century Egypt, Turkey, and Albania 8 Islam and Political Competition in Egypt, Turkey, and Albania 9 Conclusion

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