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Les représentations sociales concernant la pluralisation religieuse en Suisse

Irene Becci

Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Advokatenweg 36, D-06114 Halle/Saale, Germany, becci{at}eth.mpg.de

Claude Bovay

Haute École de Travail Social et de la Santé, Vaud, Ch. des Abeilles 14, CH-1010 Lausanne, Switzerland, cbovay{at}eesp.ch

English

The authors of this article analyse the social representations of religious diversity in Switzerland and the expectations regarding the State in this sphere. Analysis of recent empirical data shows that the large majority of the population associates positively established churches with political power and expects the State to frame the social and political recognition of religious diversity. On the one hand, Christianity appears an important social, cultural, ethical and political reference for many people. On the other hand, the State is expected to regulate the ``other'' religions, in particular to limit the potential violence or destabilization that is commonly associated with them. According to the authors, this way of combining the religious and the political realm calls into question the privatization thesis and shows the need to rethink religious establishment when considering religious pluralization.

French

Les auteurs de cet article proposent une analyse des représentations sociales concernant la diversité religieuse en Suisse et les attentes à l’égard de l’état dans ce domaine. L’analyse empirique de données récentes montre que la grande majorité de la population associe positivement é glises établies et pouvoir politique, et attend de l’état qu’il encadre la reconnaissance sociale et politique de la diversité religieuse. D’un coté, le christianisme apparat comme une référence sociale, culturelle, éthique et politique importante pour une grande partie de la population. D’un autre coté, l’état est considéré comme le régulateur des ‘‘autres’’ religions, notamment pour limiter le potentiel de violence ou de déstabilisation sociale qui leur est associé. Selon les auteurs, cette manière de combiner religieux et politique questionne la thèse de la privatisation et pousse à penser conjointement pluralisation et établissement religieux.

Key Words: privatization of religion • regulation • religious establishment • religious pluralization • social representations • Switzerland

Social Compass, Vol. 54, No. 2, 145-159 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0037768607077013


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