The origins of secular institutions : ideas, timing, and organization / H. Zeynep Bulutgil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bulutgil, H. Zeynep, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cross-cultural studies.

Political culture.

Religion and politics.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In 'The Origins of Secular Institutions', H. Zeynep Bulutgil studies why some countries adopt secular institutions while others do not. Her main finding is that the timing of secular ideas and the organizational strength of secular political groups played a key role in the adoption of secular institutions. Based on cross-national statistical evidence since 1800 and in-depth analysis of selected cases in Europe and the Middle East/North Africa, the book explores how secular ideas emerged and spread, whether and how they culminated in political organizations, and the conditions under which such organizations succeeded in establishing secular institutions.

Contents:

Cover

The Origins of Secular Institutions

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Theory

2. Cross-​National Analysis

3. Comparative Historical Analysis I: France and Spain

4. Comparative Historical Analysis II: Turkey and Morocco

5. Analyzing the Conceptual Border: United Kingdom and Tunisia

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix 1: List of Secular Countries 1800-​2000

Appendix 2: Sources Used to Code Institutional Secularization

Appendix 3: Additional Robustness Checks

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-760185-5

0-19-759846-3