On November 1st at noon, join Anna Grzymala-Busse (Professor of International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute) on Zoom at noon for her lecture, "Does Religious Nationalism Erode Democracy?"

How dangerous is religious nationalism? The fusion of religious and national identities has long characterized many Christian countries. Prof. Grzymala-Busse's talk examines some of the origins of religious nationalism, its political significance, and the ways in which it can contribute to both democratic flourishing—and democratic erosion. Religious nationalism, for example, can both unite the opposition to colonial rule—and then exclude entire swathes of society from the body politic. Using examples from Poland, Hungary, Ireland, and the United States, Prof. Grzymala-Busse argues that religious nationalism is not a set identity, but a continually contested and renewed project.

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