GOUVERNER LE RELIGIEUX AVEC LES JUGES
In: Revue française de science politique, Band 64, Heft 4, S. 631-645
ISSN: 0035-2950
While the comparative study of secularism has become a thriving field of research, the precise political processes underlying the governance of religion is still a field to be scrutinized. Such processes cannot be understood without paying attention to the judicial arena. Building upon the burgeoning literature on the judicialization of politics, this article highlights that practices of social movement actors and public policy-makers are embedded not only in national constitutional traditions but also in global rights discourses and international judicial frameworks. Introducing case studies on France, Quebec, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel and Malaysia, assembled in this special issue, it lays out an array of methodological strategies and analytical perspectives that allow studying the multi-level dynamics, complex power configurations and ambivalent consequences of governing religion with judges. Adapted from the source document.