Making America Great: Examining the Race-Religion-Nation Nexus (PoliticoReligion)
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Social Science
Abstract
In the aftermath of President Trump's 2016 victory, racially motivated hate crimes and violence have surged in the US, especially toward Muslim Americans, creating what Edwards and Rushin call the 'Trump Effect'. As the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests demonstrated, racial tensions are reaching a breaking point, and Trump's rhetoric and policies directly fuelled those tensions. One of the ideologies bolstering Trumpism is Christian nationalism. The US isn't the only country where religious nationalism has flourished in recent years. Religion has also provided a powerful vehicle for nationalist ideology in countries such as Poland, India, and Brazil. But how do high levels of religious nationalism connect to the rise in racial conflict? PoliticoReligion responds to these societal challenges by examining the relationship between race, religion, and nationalism.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Victoria Redclift (Principal Investigator) | |
| Katie Gaddini (Fellow) |
Publications
Gaddini K
(2022)
Identities in flux: evangelical identity in the time of Brexit and Trump
in Journal of Contemporary Religion
| Description | Christianity and Politics Across the Americas |
| Organisation | University of Chile |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Together with Dr Isabel Castillo at the Uni of Chile, we have formed a network of scholars examining the intersection of Christianity and politics across North, Central and South America. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Together with Dr Isabel Castillo at the Uni of Chile, we have formed a network of scholars examining the intersection of Christianity and politics across North, Central and South America. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration (Sociology and Political Science). In 2022 we hosted a conference in Santiago, Chile. Since, we have maintained correspondence with members of the network, creating new collaborations (e.g. Dr Castillo worked with a scholar in Argentina and one in the US following the conference), and stimulating the research design of my own project. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Joined the Center for Right Wing Studies |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I have joined the Center for Right Wing Studies at the University of Berkeley. This involves helping with the journal, attending events, and being asked to give a talk in the 2024/2025 academic year. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The center features scholars of various disciplines; I bring a sociological and ethnographic perspective. |
| Impact | There are no outputs as of yet. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Expert for News Media |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I have given interviews and expert opinion to journalists in various countries including Turkey, Spain, France, the US, and the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |