Faith in public culture? Mainline Christianity and the politics of belonging in post-conflict Northern Uganda
Research summary
Through an ethnographic study of Catholic and Anglican parishes in Kitgum, Northern Uganda, this study aims to find ways for conceptualising the relationship between Christianity and public culture in post-conflict society. The study contends that nuanced, contextualised understandings of the relationships between religion and politics are essential also for a more general understanding of politics and development in the region.
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Research title
Faith in public culture? Mainline Christianity and the politics of belonging in post-conflict Northern Uganda
Research timeline
1.6.2010 - 1.12.2015
Keywords
Anglican church belonging Catholic Church Christianity church politics identity land disputes political thought post-conflict
Region
Africa
Countries
Finland, Uganda
Institution
University of Helsinki
Department for Political and Economic Studies
Helsinki, Finland
Head of research
Henni Alava
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22.5.2014