Holy Threats: Why Authoritarian Regimes Fear Apolitical Religion

• In Event: Causes of Conflict and Repression

Brief Overview

Authoritarian regimes repress or coopt religious institutions even apolitical ones seeing their moral legitimacy as threatening.Using V-Dem data this article explains how governments handle religion in order to secure control and prevent threats

Author

• Adwoa Serwaa Appiah, Louisiana State University