Political Participation: Does Religion Matter?

Jones-Correa, Michael; Leal, David L.

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“…More generally, the civic voluntarism approach to political participation points to the individual resources made available by voluntary associations such as civic skills and a sense of political efficacy and political knowledge that can favour participation (Verba, Scholzman, and Brady 1995). This line of reasoning can also be applied to religious organisations and institutions (Jones-Correa and Leal 2001). However, religious associations might also work through socio-psychological mechanisms by creating group consciousness and a sense of identity that empowers political participation (Calhoun-Brown 1996), rather than simply providing individual resources for use in politics.…”

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Associational Involvement, Social Capital and the Political Participation of Ethno-Religious Minorities: The Case of Muslims in Switzerland

Giugni¹,

Michel²,

Gianni³

2013

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This paper looks at the determinants of the political participation of Muslims. We assess the impact of associational involvement on their overall political participation and their involvement in protest activities. We do so using original survey data consisting of a random sample of Muslim residents in Switzerland. Our analysis provides support to the argument that associational involvement is a strong predictor of political participation. The findings suggest that Muslims involved in cross-ethnic organisations are more likely to engage in politics. This holds for the overall political participation and for engagement in protest activities. In terms of social capital theory, our findings confirm that bridging social capital is as crucial when it comes to explaining the political participation of Muslims as it is when dealing with migrants in general. However, we also observe a positive impact of the involvement in religious associations. We interpret this effect as an indication that bonding social capital plays a role in the political participation of ethno-religious minorities, but one based on a religious rather than an ethnic cleavage. Future research should pay more attention to this relationship.

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Section: Journal Of Ethnic and Migration Studiesmentioning

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Associational Involvement, Social Capital and the Political Participation of Ethno-Religious Minorities: The Case of Muslims in Switzerland

Giugni¹,

Michel²,

Gianni³

2013

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…This combination of the government restricted from supporting any particular religion and the American citizens unfettered from exercising a wide array of religions has given American religion its vitality Putnam 2011/2012). Although religion has inspired every major upheaval in the U.S. history, its role has been underestimated by the discipline of Political Science, which now tries to rediscover and recuperate the faith factor within its theoretical and methodological framework (Jones-Correa and Leal 2001;Wilcox, Wald and Jelen 2008).…”

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Religious Affiliation versus Religious Commitment: What Mattered Most in U.S. Presidential Elections, 2000-2012?

Sidorova¹

2015

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The paper addresses the issue of religion in the U.S. presidential elections of 2000-2012. On the one hand, the author uses a fragmentary approach to studying the religious factor in the U.S. presidential elections, within the framework of which religion is operationalized in terms of religious affiliation. On the other hand, the author uses a systemic approach to studying the religious factor in the U.S. presidential elections, within the framework of which religion is operationalized in terms of religious commitment. The author compares and contrasts the two approaches and concludes that it is impossible to say what has mattered most in the past four U.S. presidential elections -religious affiliation or religious commitment, since each of these parameters measures religion differently and each of the models developed on the basis of these measurements reveal distinct findings and contribute differently to the understanding of the role of religion in the U.S. presidential elections.

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“…consistent, and studies show that church is often the primary, if not only, civic association to which Latinos belong (e.g., Jones-Correa and Leal, 2001) …”

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“…Other scholars have focused on religious life as a prism through which to understand immigrant civic engagement Jones-Correa and Leal, 2001). Although participation in religious congregations is a standard indicator in civic engagement questionnaires (Grootaert et al, 2004;Andolina et al, 2003;Putnam, 2000), its importance in the consideration of the ways that immigrants incorporate into their receiving society in the US is obscured as it is viewed as similar or equal to any other indicator.…”

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“…However, few studies focusing on ethnic groups have found social connectedness to be related to political activity. Research on the black church's crucial role in mobilizing black political participation (e.g., Harris, 1994;Verba et al, 1993;Vedlitz et al, 1980) and voluntary associations' crucial role in mobilizing AfricanAmerican and Latino civic participation, including voter turnout (Barreto et al, 2009;Benjamin-Alvarado et al, 2008;Jones-Correa and Leal, 2001;Diaz, 1996;Barker and Jones, 1994;Rosenstone and Hansen, 1993, chapter 6;Hero, 1992, chapter 4;Carton, 1984) has shown instead that ethnicity-based institutional resources are often more important for minorities than attachment to the community at large.…”

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Placing Immigrant Incorporation: Identity, Trust, and Civic Engagement in Little Havana

Gioioso¹

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Findings reveal that overall Latin American immigrants and their American-born offspring appear to be becoming American with regard to their ethnic and racial identities vi quickly, evidenced through the salience and active employment of panethnic labels, while at the same time they are actively reshaping the identificational structure. The Latino population, however, is not monolithic and is cleaved by diversity within the group, including country of origin and socioeconomic status. These same factors impede group cohesion in terms of trust and its correlate, community. Nevertheless, the historically dominant ancestry group in Little Havana -Cubans -has been able to reach notable levels of trust and build and conserve a more solid sense of community than non-Cuban residents. With respect to civic engagement, neighborhood residents generally participate at rates lower than the overall US population and ethnic subpopulations. This is not the case for political engagement, however, where self-reported voting registration and turnout in Little Havana surpasses that of most benchmarked populations. The empirical evidence presented in this dissertation on the case of Latinos in Little Havana challenges the ways that identity, trust, and civic engagement are conceptualized and theorized, especially among immigrants to the US.

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Political Participation: Does Religion Matter?

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Associational Involvement, Social Capital and the Political Participation of Ethno-Religious Minorities: The Case of Muslims in Switzerland

Associational Involvement, Social Capital and the Political Participation of Ethno-Religious Minorities: The Case of Muslims in Switzerland

Religious Affiliation versus Religious Commitment: What Mattered Most in U.S. Presidential Elections, 2000-2012?

Placing Immigrant Incorporation: Identity, Trust, and Civic Engagement in Little Havana

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