International Policy Diffusion and Religious Freedom, 1990-2008
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........................................................................................................................... iii PUBLIC ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................... vii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. ix LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. x INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 PREVIOUS LITERATURE ...................................................................................................... 4 Studying Religion and State ............................................................................................ 4 Origins of Government Religion Policy .......................................................................... 8 The Logic of Policy Diffusion ....................................................................................... 11 INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION MECHANISMS ............................................................... 14 Geography ..................................................................................................................... 14 Learning ......................................................................................................................... 16 Imitation ........................................................................................................................ 18 Social Construction ..................................................................................................... 20 EVALUATING DIFFUSION OF GOVERNMENT RELIGION POLICIES ........................ 22 What Counts? Measuring Government Regulation of Religion .................................. 22 Assessing Diffusion Mechanisms ................................................................................ 29 Controlling for Domestic Influences ............................................................................. 34 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................ 36 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 45 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................... 47 APPENDIX – LOGIT TABLES AND FIGURES ................................................................. 57
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