RT Journal Article
T1 Religious governance in the Spanish city: hands-on versus hands-off approaches to accommodating religious diversity in Barcelona and Madrid
T2 La gobernanza religiosa en las ciudades españolas: aproximaciones al acomodo de la diversidad religiosa en Barcelona y Madrid
A1 Astor, Avi
A1 Griera, Mar
A1 Cornejo Valle, Mónica
AB This contribution examines divergent trajectories of religious governance in Madrid and Barcelona, two cities that have pursued distinct approaches to accommodating religious diversity despite being located in the same national context. Whereas Madrid has dealt with religious diversity under the broader rubric of immigration and culture, and has been largely passive and ‘hands-off’ in its approach to governance, Barcelona has demarcated religion from other cultural issues and developed a more proactive and ‘hands-on’ approach to governing religious diversity. In explaining this difference, our study builds on recent work highlighting the relative autonomy of cities vis-à-vis states in the definition and implementation of diversity policies. We trace the divergent patterns of religious governance in Madrid and Barcelona to differences in their respective political and territorial positioning. These differences have given rise to contrasting objectives, relations with national agencies, and local structures of opportunity for religious actors to enter into the governance process.
PB Routledge
SN 0963-7494
YR 2019
FD 2019-09-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109795
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109795
LA eng
NO Astor, A., Griera, M., & Cornejo, M. (2019). Religious governance in the Spanish city: hands-on versus hands-off approaches to accommodating religious diversity in Barcelona and Madrid. Religion, State and Society, 47(4–5), 390–404. https://doi.org/10.1080/09637494.2019.1668213
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 abr 2025