When do religious leaders support faith-based violence? Evidence from a survey poll in South Sudan
Abstract: Religion has increasingly become important in conflicts worldwide. Religious leaders may play a key role in mobilizing believers as they can call for peace or instigate violence. But what makes religious leaders support peace or promote violence? Drawing on a survey poll of 102 religious leaders in Juba, South Sudan, this paper represents virtually the first attempt to study the correlates of pro-violence opinions of religious elites in a more quantitative manner in a developing country. The paper analyzes when and why some religious leaders support faith-based violence while others do not. Employing a unique combination of innovative measures, our results have many implications for mobilization processes. We find that leaders’ support for faith-based violence is largely independent of individual demographic or personal determinants but is closely related to religious attitudes. Tolerance toward other faiths and secularism reduce pro-violence attitudes. Muslims seem to be more read
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Political Research Quarterly ; 68 (2015) 4 ; 760-772
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Religion, Religionsphilosophie
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2015
- DOI
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10.1177/1065912915603128
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51842-3
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 11:00 AM CEST
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