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Religion and democratic mobilization in Brazil – Amy Erica Smith
Religion and democratic mobilization in Brazil – Amy Erica Smith
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57 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2021
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In a splendid book titled– Religion and Brazilian Democracy: Mobilizing the People of God – Amy Erica Smith examines the causes and consequences of Brazil’s culture wars – that as Brazilian democracy faces a crisis of legitimacy, political divisions among Catholic, evangelical, and nonreligious citizens have grown. How then have these culture wars affected Brazil’s democracy? And does religious politics either threaten or help to shore up a democracy now facing grave challenges to its legitimacy? Amy Erica argues that the answers to these questions lie not in political parties, but in clergy, that interacts with and sometimes leads congregants and politicians. Amy Erica Smith is an associate professor of political science, as well as a Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Professor at Iowa State University. Her research examines how ordinary people understand and engage in politics. Although she studies democratic and authoritarian regimes globally, her primary expertise is in Latin America, and particularly Brazil.Brazil’s president is rallying his base — so that he can expand his power (The Washington Post)Covid vs. Democracy: Brazil's Populist Playbook (Journal of Democracy)Water of Life: Religion, Drought and Fire in Brazil (ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America)Twitter:Amy Erica SmithDan Banik and In Pursuit of Development https://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/
Released:
Jun 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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