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Mobilizing religion for democracy: Explaining Catholic church support for democratization in South America.
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  • Luis Felipe Mantilla
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Luis Felipe Mantilla

Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Abstract

This article explores the conditions under which religious organizations push for democratization by addressing variation in support for democracy among Catholic Church authorities in South America. It argues that this can be best explained by leveraging key concepts used in the study of social movements: cultural frames, mobilizing resources, and political opportunity structures. This approach yields counter-intuitive insights about the role played by the Second Vatican Council, the size of national churches, and the crucial role of political parties. The empirical argument is formulated in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions, and tested using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis.

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Abstract only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Politics and Religion, 3(3), 553-579. doi: 10.1017/S1755048310000179. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Citation Information
Mantilla, L.F. (2010). Mobilizing religion for democracy: Explaining Catholic church support for democratization in South America. Politics and Religion, 3(3), 553-579. doi: 10.1017/S1755048310000179