Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209966

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0209966

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The religious factor and trends in civil society under conditions of globalisation in Australia, the U.S.A. and Brazil. This project explores a supposed chain of connections between globalisation, rapid religious change, the fragmentation of civil society, and a consequent weakening of democracy. Through comparative analysis, a counter claim will be investigated: that certain types of religious associations flourishing under conditions of globalisation in the three countries examined are important elements in the regeneration of disturbed civil societies. The focus is on Australia, but a novel comparative analysis will help determine whether current fears about social fragmentation in Australia are justified. Resulting publications will enrich debate about the perils and opportunities of increasing multiculturalism in globalising societies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-01-2002

End Date: 31-07-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $187,118.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Political Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Sociology | Religion And Society | Social Change

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ethnicity and multiculturalism | Civics and citizenship | Religion and society |

Other Keywords

Civics and citizenship | Ethnicity and multiculturalism | Political Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Religion And Society | Religion and society | Social Change | Sociology

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