How Are Religious Minorities Treated? | Gauging The Intersection Between Government & Religion

In this episode, we connect with Professor Jonathan Fox to discuss important issues surrounding religious minorities, discrimination against women, and conflict behavior. Drawing from a wide data set, Professor Fox is uncovering many intriguing facts about how religion is functioning within societies across the world.

Jonathan Fox is the Yehuda Avner Professor of Religion and Politics in the Department of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. Here, he primarily focuses his research on religion and politics. In addition to this work, he has contributed to numerous publications surrounding domestic and international ethnic and religious conflict – and the role of religion in politics.

Tune in now to find out:

1) Where Professor Fox is obtaining his data from, and what it tells us about the problems that religious minorities face.
2) How trust in government differs across religious and secular groups.
3) Why religious discrimination against minorities is normalized across governments.

Click here to discover more about Professor Fox and his work!