Progressivism and Religious Disaffiliation in Chile: Responses to Social Movements

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dc.contributor.authorDraper, Ignacio Caceres
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Andres
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:04:24Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:04:24Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the relationship between support for progressive social movements and religious disaffiliation in Chile, contributing to the growing literature on how political dynamics shape religious identification. Chile's religious landscape has experienced significant changes in recent years, with a sharp decline in Catholic identification and a rise in religiously unaffiliated individuals ("nones"). Drawing on data from the Chilean Longitudinal Social Survey (ELSOC) from 2016 to 2021, this study investigates whether support for liberal movements-such as those advocating for student, feminist, environmental, and indigenous rights-correlates with higher probabilities of religious disaffiliation. Using autoregressive models and matching techniques, the results show that individuals who express positive evaluations of these movements are more likely to identify as non-religious and demonstrate lower participation in religious services, regardless of their previous religious affiliations. These effects are evident for both Catholics and Evangelicals, indicating that political support for progressive causes can influence religious identity. The findings suggest that religious identification in Chile is more contingent, and that political values, even in the absence of direct church involvement, play a role in shaping religious affiliations. This study extends the discussion on secularization beyond the North American context, offering new insights into the interaction between politics and religion in Latin America.
dc.description.funderCentre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES)
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s41603-024-00267-4
dc.identifier.eissn2509-9965
dc.identifier.issn2509-9957
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s41603-024-00267-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/89739
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001357678800001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of latin american religions
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectReligious identity
dc.subjectSocial movements
dc.subjectAutoregressive panel data models
dc.subjectChile
dc.titleProgressivism and Religious Disaffiliation in Chile: Responses to Social Movements
dc.typeartículo
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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