Religiosity in a post-conflict setting: Open vs Politicised religiosity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2026) (2026)
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- The article examines the effects of two types of religiosity: Open religiosity and Politicised religiosity on several dependent measures of social cohesion and tolerance: support for human rights, support for ethnic diversity, support for gender equality, and social tolerance towards outgroups. Open religiosity has inclusive views on salvation and divine care for all human beings; it also allows for the existence of the elements of truth in other religions. Politicised religiosity, on the other hand, is conceptualized as a desire for stronger involvement of religion in political life. In order to test the hypothesized model, we used structural equation modelling on a representative sample of Bosnian-Herzegovinian adults. Results show that Open religiosity and Politicised religiosity are strongly and negatively correlated. Open religiosity is a positive (and strong) predictor of support for human rights, ethnic and gender equality, and social tolerance. Politicised religiosity, on the other hand, has a significant negative impact on all measured outcome variables, and its effects are mediated mainly through Ethnocentrism.
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Odak, S., Cehajic Clancy, S., Guest, A., Machlouzarides, M., & Scheerder, A. (2026). Religiosity in a post-conflict setting: Open vs Politicised religiosity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Submitted. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/278630 (Original work published 2026)