How can religion shape politics in opposite directions? Felipe Valencia Caicedo argues that people's proximity to historical religious legacies affects their level of support for right-wing populist parties. Using municipality-level data from Europe, he demonstrates that people who live close to historical Crusade routes demonstrate greater support for anti-migration parties after jihadist attacks involving European citizens. In contrast, people living close to pilgrimage routes tend to show more tolerance and are more compassionate to migrant deaths along migration routes.
Join Caicedo as he explores the ways Christianity carries both exclusionary and inclusive traditions, and how different shocks can activate these competing legacies in contemporary politics.
