Religious Diversity and Migration: Exploring Research Trends in an Increasingly Secular Spain

Secularism and the public management of religious diversity have gone hand in academic debates recent decades. Meanwhile, many elements related to secularism presence religions western societies been conditioned by migratory phenomenon. At same time, Spain has exposed a relevant qualitative change its socio-religious composition, evolving from mainly Catholic society less more diverse one, equating other European societies. Many controversial issues arisen decades, such as role religion life, relations between state emergence plural society, having special This contribution approaches these through analysis linkage migration studies within secular framework. The paper aims analyze this reality, focusing on main research trends PhD past 20 years. article reveals growing interest doctoral multidisciplinary perspective field international migration, contexts which carried out, well themes methods approach. intent is study phenomenon linked immigration, because reflects, at least certain extent, concern for understanding an increasingly Spain.