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The Politics of Secularity: Social-Liberalism in the Netherlands

Im Fokus dieser Dissertation steht die sozial-liberale Partei D66 (Demokraten 66) und deren Säkularitätspolitik in den Niederlanden. Die Arbeit nimmt die Partei zum Ausgangspunkt, um politische Kämpfe um konkurrierende Säkularitätsmodelle zu untersuchen. Die Arbeit umfasst erstens eine historische Analyse des säkularitätsbezogenen Wandels in den Niederlanden und zweitens mehrere umfassende Fallstudien zu gegenwärtigen Auseinandersetzungen um Säkularität in unterschiedlichen Settings.:Table of Contents 2
List of Tables and Figures 6
List of Abbreviations 7
Acknowledgments 8
Introduction: Politics of Secularity 10
1 A Theoretical Approach on the Politics of Secularity 21
1.1 Contested Secularity 22
1.2 Multiple Secularities 26
1.3 The Diversity of Nonreligion 31
1.4 The Political Field as an Arena for Contested Secularities 36
1.5 The Rhetoric of Political Struggles 42
2 Data Collection and Interpretation 46
2.1 The Grounded Theory Approach in Very Brief 46
2.2 The Research Process 48
3 The Secularity of Politics 63
3.1 The Construction of a Pluralist Modernity since mid-19th Century 63
3.2 D66 and the Secularization of Dutch Politics 82
3.3 Summary and Discussion 98
4 Secularity for the Sake of Individual Equality and Liberty 104
4.1 Contested Individualism and Shifting Power Relations 105
4.2 The Opening of Civil Marriage 121
4.3 Self-Determination and Euthanasia 131
4.4 Blasphemy, Demonization, and Secular Politics 139
4.5 The Contested Purple Heritage 146
4.6 Summary and Discussion 150
5 Islam and the Renegotiation of Secularity 155
5.1 Shifting Integration Policies, Shifting Secularities 156
5.2 Searching for A Positioning in the Debate on Islam 188
5.3 Defending the Liberal Model 200
5.4 Summary and Discussion 214
6 A Party Working Group on Religion and Worldviews 218
7 The Political Integration of Muslims: A Case Study from a Secular City 230
7.1 Religion in a Secular City 235
7.2 A Liberal Campaign in a Secular City 238
7.3 A Campaign for Migrant Voters 244
7.4 Summary and Discussion 262
8 Politics of Secularity in the Bible Belt 266
8.1 A Small Town in the Bible Belt 267
8.2 Confessionalizing the Public 274
8.3 A Contested Public Order 292
8.4 Pluralist and Individualist Aspects of the Election Campaign 316
8.5 Summary 324
9 Overall Summary and Discussion 328
9.1 Summary 328
9.2 Discussion 351
References 365
Appendix 390

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:72073
Date07 September 2020
CreatorsSchuh, Cora
ContributorsUniversität Leipzig
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion, doc-type:doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, doc-type:Text
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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