A Review of Research on New Religions in Chinese Academics
In: Cultural and religious studies, Band 9, Heft 4
ISSN: 2328-2177
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In: Cultural and religious studies, Band 9, Heft 4
ISSN: 2328-2177
In: Religions ; Volume 9 ; Issue 7
This article critically assesses existing scholarship on the roles that religious groups play in collective contention. Researchers disagree on three main issues: (a) whether religious doctrines and values make religious groups more or less likely to launch collective contention ; (b) whether religious groups reflect and reinforce politically relevant schisms and bring about regime change ; and (c) whether the organizational structure of religious groups facilitates or prevents contentious collective action. This article urges researchers in the field (a) to extend their empirical enquiries into polytheistic, pantheistic, and non-theistic religions ; (b) to conduct more cross-national and comparative studies ; and (c) to think beyond the traditional framework of church&ndash ; state relations. Calling for challenges to a one-dimensional understanding on the relationship between religious groups and collective contention, this article suggests that a better understanding of this relationship can be achieved by (a) explicitly defining the boundary conditions within which a theory works and (b) embracing a relational perspective that focuses not on religious groups per se but on their interactions with other social and political players.
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In: Asian studies review, S. 1-2
ISSN: 1467-8403
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In: Sociological spectrum: the official Journal of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 151-171
ISSN: 1521-0707
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Protest and Religion: Christianity in the People's Republic of China" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 62, Heft 5, S. 625-644
ISSN: 1552-3381
While research increasingly examines the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity in science and engineering, not much is known regarding how they work together to affect career outcomes. This article examines gender earnings gaps among academic scientists and engineers by race/ethnicity. Using data from National Science Foundation's Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2013), I find that White women earned less than their male counterparts in 2003 and 2006, but the earnings gap closed over time. African American women did not earn less than their male counterparts in any year. Asian American women earned less only in 2013 (due to the high income of Asian American men), and Hispanic women earned less only in 2010 (due to their low income relative to other groups). The findings of relative improvement in gender earnings equality are analyzed in the context of disadvantages women face in other aspects of their careers.
In: Political studies review, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 309-309
ISSN: 1478-9302
In: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 69-89
In: Political studies review, Band 13, Heft 4, S. 592-593
ISSN: 1478-9302
In: Political studies review, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 459-460
ISSN: 1478-9302
In: The open social science journal, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 1-7
ISSN: 1874-9453
In: Political studies review, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 309-309
ISSN: 1478-9302
In: Politics and religion: official journal of the APSA Organized Section on Religion and Politics, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 86-110
ISSN: 1755-0491
AbstractThis article examines the roles played by rural religious groups in China's local contentious politics. More specifically, it aims to explore whether religious groups stimulate or reduce collective contention when the ruler is both authoritarian and atheist. Drawing on national survey data and comparative case studies, this article finds that collective contention is less likely to occur in villages with religious groups that simultaneously overlap with secular social organizations and local authorities, and are hence more likely to serve as credible communication channels between local states and discontented citizens. This finding highlights two important issues that are often side-lined, if not outright neglected, in the existing literature. First, the relationship between religious groups and collective contention is diverse rather than uniform. Second, this relationship is shaped not only by religious groups but also by other important players in the local political arena.
In: Political studies review, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 155-155
ISSN: 1478-9302