TY - JOUR
T1 - Electoral strategies in 2018
AU - da Cunha, Christina Vital
AU - Evangelista, Ana Carolina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Sur - Rede Universitaria de Direitos Humanos.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Views on the relation between religion and politics in Brazil vary. Religion has taken centre stage in electoral debates since the 2010 elections. On one side, we find a vision that defends the opposition and the autonomy of these spheres while denouncing what it perceives as a threat to the secular state. On the other side, we can identify social actors who defend the close ties between religion and politics as an affirmation of democracy and/or a "solution" to problems in politics and society. In the first case, humanist/universalist thought combined with negative perceptions of religion guide the narrative. In the second, a moral basis influences the narrative. In this article, we seek to reflect on mechanisms of power during the 2018 elections and explore the convergences among religious and secular interests and narratives and their relative uses during the electoral process and immediately after it. In addition to ongoing research on national electoral processes since 2010, we use the study entitled "Evangelical candidates in the 2018 elections: mapping candidates running for legislative elections in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bahia and Minas Gerais" as an empirical basis. This study was conducted in 2018 and 2019 by the Institute of Religious Studies (ISER).
AB - Views on the relation between religion and politics in Brazil vary. Religion has taken centre stage in electoral debates since the 2010 elections. On one side, we find a vision that defends the opposition and the autonomy of these spheres while denouncing what it perceives as a threat to the secular state. On the other side, we can identify social actors who defend the close ties between religion and politics as an affirmation of democracy and/or a "solution" to problems in politics and society. In the first case, humanist/universalist thought combined with negative perceptions of religion guide the narrative. In the second, a moral basis influences the narrative. In this article, we seek to reflect on mechanisms of power during the 2018 elections and explore the convergences among religious and secular interests and narratives and their relative uses during the electoral process and immediately after it. In addition to ongoing research on national electoral processes since 2010, we use the study entitled "Evangelical candidates in the 2018 elections: mapping candidates running for legislative elections in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bahia and Minas Gerais" as an empirical basis. This study was conducted in 2018 and 2019 by the Institute of Religious Studies (ISER).
KW - 2018 elections
KW - Evangelical candidates
KW - Politics
KW - Religion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085523931&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085523931
SN - 1806-6445
VL - 16
SP - 83
EP - 96
JO - Sur
JF - Sur
IS - 29
ER -