A Short Scale for Measuring Political Secularism

As religiousness is declining across democracies, scientific interest in secular orientations and their political implications is growing. One specific and particularly important aspect of secular attitudes is political secularism. Political secularism is not merely the absence of religiousness, but...

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Main Author: Arzheimer, Kai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2022
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 827-840
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