Christian nationalism and attitudes about democracy in Africa
Is Christian nationalism a threat to democracy in Africa, and to what extent are its adherents "anti-democratic" as is often claimed? Using the Afrobarometer Round 7 (2016-18), I examine how extensive these attitudes are held among Africans. Although I find that the proportion of the popul...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Politics and religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 305-322 |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian Nationalism
B support for dem1ocracy B Africa B Tolerance |
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| Summary: | Is Christian nationalism a threat to democracy in Africa, and to what extent are its adherents "anti-democratic" as is often claimed? Using the Afrobarometer Round 7 (2016-18), I examine how extensive these attitudes are held among Africans. Although I find that the proportion of the population on the continent that holds Christian nationalist views is somewhat limited, I find support for the argument that Christian nationalists tend to be less supportive of democracy than others, and more receptive to authoritarian alternatives to democracy. However, they are not more likely to hold intolerant attitudes with regard to other religions and LGBTQ individuals. In addition, I do not find, contrary to the existing literature on Christian nationalism in Africa, that Pentecostals are more intolerant of out groups than other Africans. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-0491 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politics and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1755048325100138 |
