Do anti-Muslim signals mobilize voters? Plus: Poland's COVID pluralism

This week follows how exclusion, pandemic restrictions, and state-religion bargains redraw who gets to belong in public life. Covers 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-15; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power, identity, and democracy. Episode covers 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-15. Top papers Treason and dissimulation in the Henrician Reformation: Leonard Grey and the polarisation of politics in the Irish Pale, 1534–40 Religion and State in a Time of Crisis Ambedkar’s Renunciation and Re-imagining of Religion: Tracing the Horizon of Religiosity Among the Contemporary Dalit ‘Public’ Religion in Canada during COVID-19 RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF CENTRAL ASIA IN THE 6TH–7TH CENTURIES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SOCIO-POLITICAL LIFE Themes: identity, COVID-19, Poland, Buddhism, Catholicism, political participation, cultural conflict, secularization Methods: qualitative, case-study, historical analysis, library research, survey, quantitative Premium NewsPremium also covers 10 related news stories, including ewtnnews.com — European Court of Human Rights rules governments cannot ban ..., arise.tv — Presidency Raises Alarm Over Religion-Based Political ..., and religionunplugged.com — Prominent Church In East China Demolished Amid Escalating ... Upgrade to PremiumThe premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.