{"product_id":"how-political-parties-mobilize-religion-9781439920169","title":"How Political Parties Mobilize Religion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical mobilization tends to take different forms in contemporary Catholic- and Sunni-majority countries. Luis Felipe Mantilla attributes this dynamic to changes taking place in religious communities and the political institutions that govern religious political engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow Political Parties Mobilize Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, Mantilla\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eevenhandedly traces the emergence and success of religious parties in Mexico and Turkey, two countries shaped by assertive secular regimes. In doing so, he demonstrates that religious parties are highly responsive to political institutions, such as electoral laws, as well as to the structure of broader religious communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas in both countries, the electoral success of religious mobilizers was initially a boon for democracy, in Mexico it was marred by political mismanagement and became entangled with persistent corruption and escalating violence. In Turkey, the democratic credentials of religious mobilizers were profoundly ero\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408321225047,"sku":"9781439920169","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439920169.jpg?v=1730502431","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-political-parties-mobilize-religion-9781439920169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}