Religious Identity and Collective Action: the mobilising Potential of Religion among nowadays Youth
Religious Identity and Collective Action: the mobilising Potential of Religion among nowadays Youth

Summary/Abstract: The role of religion in enhancing civic activism and democratic participation has attracted the attention of many scholars throughout the years. At the beginning of the 19th century, when Alexis de Tocqueville traveled to America, he became convinced that religion was central to liberal democracy. He saw religious values as largely responsible for the selfless actions and communitarian sentiments he observed in America at the time, and overall a fundamental force in American life. Throughout history churches have mobilized people for collective action, and been a significant political resource. The so-called ‘Black churches’ in the United States were fundamental in the African-American civil rights movement in 1896-1954, acting as leaders and organizers of the movement.

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