Date of Award
6-13-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Political Science, MA
First Advisor
Rollin Tusalem
Committee Members
David Harding; William McLean
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2014 H27
Abstract
This thesis examines the role of religion in education in an attempt to determine whether it has a pacifying or exacerbating effect on internal conflict. Using data from the Religion and State (RAS) project as well as the International Country Risk Guide, several hypotheses regarding the effect of religious education are tested to examine the relationship between religious education and religious and ethnic tensions and resulting incidences of conflict. Employing cross-sectional times-series analysis, I find that an vigilant emphasis on religious education, particularly in the developing world, has a pacifying effect on ethno-religious violence, even when ethno-religious tensions persist. Lastly, I demonstrate that, when differentiating religious education from religious instruction, religious instruction almost always corresponds positively with increased likelihood of ethno-religious violence.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Harris, Christopher Dewayne, "Examining the Role of Religion in Education and the Effect on Internal Conflict" (2014). Student Theses and Dissertations. 763.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/763
