Religion and Diasporas: Challenges of the Emigration Countries

Author: Jocelyne Cesari

November 1, 2013

Using the theoretical framework of transnational studies and sociology of religion, this paper by Jocelyne Cesari identifies the most significant factors that influence the religious dimensions of the emigration countries: the majority or minority status of the migrant group in the receiving countries as well as the pre-existing level of politicization of religion in the sending countries. It shows that the interactions of sending and receiving countries take place in religious terms in a broader transnational space including deterritorialized religious and political actors. Cesari's research is part of INTERACT: Researching Third Country Nationals’ Integration as a Three-way Process - Immigrants, Countries of Emigration and Countries of Immigration as Actors of Integration; the paper was published through the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute.

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