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000003886 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6082/uchicago.3886
000003886 037__ $$aTHESIS
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000003886 245__ $$aDivine Politics: A Comparative Analysis of Religious Influence on Immigration Policymaking Among the Contemporary Case Study Nations of the United States, Turkey, and India
000003886 260__ $$bUniversity of Chicago
000003886 269__ $$a2021-06
000003886 336__ $$aThesis
000003886 502__ $$bB.A.
000003886 520__ $$a&lt;p&gt; In hopes of dispelling common misconceptions surrounding the legitimacy of religious discourse in politics, this research paper aims to comparatively analyze secularism and national identity politics via immigration policies in three countries. Using the United States, Turkey, and India as case studies, this paper contextualizes the aforementioned research interests within immigration policy creation that varies among each country. More specifically, a case study’s respective secular context, cultural background, and political environment were notable factors in determining the level of religious appeal within politics and policy. The standard for which the countries were analyzed was with respect to constitutional secularism and modern-day political leadership.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; This work relied on primary research in order to arrive at data-based conclusions. The primary research in question encompassed various interviews across a range of academic scholars whose expertise focused on the case study nations; supplementary research included official language of relevant immigration policies that assisted with my data analysis. It is ultimately concluded that despite the influence that religious nationalism has on constructing national identity, more frequent displays of religious rhetoric do not inherently lead to restrictive immigration policies, as in the case of Turkey. Moreover, a nation’s secular identity is fragile, and varied political interpretations allow for religious nationalism to shape policy agenda despite secular applicability in constitutional writing. Although policy recommendations prove difficult when targeting deeply ingrained societal identities, political leadership and subsequent policies should consider a secular balance in which free religious expression exists without imposing rigid religious national identities to a polity.&lt;/p&gt;
000003886 542__ $$fUniversity of Chicago theses are covered by copyright.
000003886 690__ $$aHarris School of Public Policy Studies
000003886 690__ $$aThe College
000003886 691__ $$aPublic Policy Theses
000003886 7001_ $$aOchoa, Andrea$$uUniversity of Chicago
000003886 72012 $$aSamantha Steinmetz
000003886 8564_ $$9876c9382-d375-4197-a77c-f3513fad0d67$$s540181$$uhttps://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3886/files/Ochoa.pdf$$ePublic
000003886 908__ $$aI agree
000003886 909CO $$ooai:uchicago.tind.io:3886$$pGLOBAL_SET$$pTheses
000003886 983__ $$aThesis