Youth participation in 'post-secular' times
Young Muslim and Buddhist practitioners as religious citizens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5614366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anita Harris (0000-0003-0865-8280, Deakin University, corresponding author), Kim Lam (0000-0001-6407-9238, Deakin University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 627-646 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-4446.12368 |
| PMID | 29635831 |
| OpenAlex | W2797887924 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 46 |
Recently there has been renewed interest in the role of religion in the public sphere in the context of a 'post-secular' age characterized by the resurgence of religious identities and communities in increasingly diverse, multi-faith societies. Young people's active political and civic engagement has also emerged as a core challenge for robust democracies. While an interesting body of current research suggests that religious commitment may cultivate participation amongst youth by acting as an incubator of civic and political engagement, such literature often positions religiosity as outside of, and consequently at odds with participation in a secular public sphere. We suggest that while religiosity may indeed act as an incubator for civic and political engagement, we propose greater attention to an emergence of alternative, entwined conceptualizations of religious citizenship evident in the practices, performances and dispositions of young Muslim and Buddhist religious practitioners in Australia, whereby processes of individuation contribute to greater fluidity within and across the domains of the religious and the civic
Buddhism · Citizenship · Civic engagement · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Faith · Political science · Politics · Public engagement · Public relations · Public sphere · Religiosity · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Gender Studies · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |