This paper presents an economic analysis of the intergenerational transmission of ethnic and religious traits through family socialization and marital segregation decisions. Frequency of intragroup marriage (homogamy), as well as socialization rates of religious and ethnic groups, depend on the group’s share of the population: minority groups search more intensely for homogamous mates, and spen...

Why do religious minorities respond in different ways to economic development? We develop a model of religious organizations based on a historical case study of Jewish emancipation in nineteenth century Europe. In Germany, a liberal Reform movement developed in response to emancipation, while ultra-Orthodox Judaism emerged in eastern Europe. Our explanation for this polarization contributes to ...

In Otto-Preminger, the European Court of Human Rights (EctHR) upheld decision Innsbruck Provincial in Austria ordering forfeiture a film portraying Catholicism satirical form community where vast majority population were Roman Catholics because Austrian authorities had acted to ensure religious peace region as well prevent an unwarranted and offensive attack on their religion. The EctHR conside...

BACKGROUND The Chin State of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is an isolated ethnic minority area with poor health outcomes and reports of food insecurity and human rights violations. We report on a population-based assessment of health and human rights in Chin State. We sought to quantify reported human rights violations in Chin State and associations between these reported violations and health ...

Transgender people are seen as an abnormal minority group that bends the accepted sexual orientation against cultures in Indonesia. This trend is also believed to be more prone diseases. From perspective of ius constitutum, transgender under different protection set forth Article 1 paragraph (3) Law Number 39 1999 and 28 J 1945 Indonesian Constitution. However, human rights governed restricted ...

This paper is a case study of student discussions rights and responsibilities, which contributes to filling the existing knowledge gap on topic. Tenth grade majority students who participated in three group inclusive citizenship spoke as belonging or minoritised Other. In line with earlier research findings, referenced human national values, while making explicit connections between minority re...

This article aims to locate the forces inspiring emergence of pro-queer religious activism in contemporary Indonesia elucidate how and why Islamic values are mobilised by a minority Muslim actors for defence sexual rights. Based on ethnographic research conducted between 2017 2018, introduces range stakeholders, including leaders, activists scholars supporting LGBTIQ+ rights, as ‘allies’ minori...