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Religion, Democracy in a multi-actor perspective
- Recep Aktas
The hallmark of modern - in the sense of today's - democracies is the plurality of social systems (in the sense of Luhmann’s sociology) in the states in which we live. Christian political theology and political philosophy have devoted themselves extensively in recent decades to the question of how the ideological, cultural and religious plurality of citizens in democracies should be present in...
This chapter examines the emotive infrastructures of governance in Yogyakarta, focusing on how religion-infused signs, sounds, and spatial arrangements work as instruments of affective discipline. Through the concept of „orders of feeling“ (Stodulka, 2019; 2022; 2024), I explore how public announcements, banners, clothing norms, and curated atmospheres shape emotional orientations towards...