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Religion, Securalism, and National Identities

Nationalism
Religion
Identity
P460
Matthias Kortmann
TU Dortmund
Redemptive or Repressive? Capturing the Role of Religion and Secularism in the Age of Populism and Democratic Backsliding

Abstract

This panel explores the complex and often contested relationships between religion, secularism, and the construction of national identities. It examines how religious traditions, secular norms, and state institutions interact in shaping collective belonging, political legitimacy, and narratives of the nation. Bringing together comparative perspectives, the panel highlights how these dynamics vary across historical and contemporary contexts and how they are mobilized in political and societal debates.

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