The concept of religion. The concept of secularization Types of religion and of religiosity. Types of secularization. Institutional, economic and sociological theories on secularization and the level of religiosity. The measurement of religiosity. The impact of religiosity on political behavior. The impact of religiosity on the change of political regime. Religious actors in democratic politics. The relationship between public administrations and religious actors. Religiosity and political violence.

THEORETICAL PRACTICAL CLASSES Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Student receive course notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitatefollowing the classes and carrying out follow up work.Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems and participatein workshops and an evaluation tests, all geared towards acquiring the necessary capabilities.Subjects with 6 ECTS are44 hours as a general rule/ 100% classroom instruction. TUTORING SESSIONS Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/ 100% on- site attendance. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK Subjects with 6 credits have 98 hours/0% on-site.