Ariel Zellman
@arielzellman.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University
Co-director, Religion and State Project
Territorial Conflict, Politics & Religion, Extremist Social Movements
New Book: Religious Minorities at Risk, Oxford, w Matthias Basedau & Jonathan Fox
Co-director, Religion and State Project
Territorial Conflict, Politics & Religion, Extremist Social Movements
New Book: Religious Minorities at Risk, Oxford, w Matthias Basedau & Jonathan Fox
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Ariel Zellman
@arielzellman.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Multidimensional Identity Cleavages and Religious Discrimination - Nikola Mirilovic, Ariel Zellman, Jonathan Fox, 2025
To what extent does minority distinctiveness from the majority mitigate or exacerbate discrimination? Similarities between majority and minority groups may redu...
journals.sagepub.com
Happy to announce the third pub from Round 4 of the Religion and State project #RAS4, from Jonathan Fox and me on Western Democracies, 1990-2023, part of a special issue on the Possibilities for Covenantal Pluralism in the West at the Review of Faith and International Affairs
#polisky #polrel
#polisky #polrel
www.tandfonline.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Happy to announce the second publication from Round 4 data collection for the Religion and State project #RAS4, from Jonathan Fox, Marko Vekovic, and me. Here we summarize general findings for post-Communist states, 1990-2023.
Even more regional data coming down the pipeline soon!
#polisky #polrel
Even more regional data coming down the pipeline soon!
#polisky #polrel
Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Post-Communist Eastern Europe and Central Asia 1990 to 2023
This study uses the Religion and State round 4 (RAS4) dataset to provide an overview of government religion policy, including freedom of religion and belief, as well as government support for relig...
www.tandfonline.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
From the bad place, but keeping it classy.
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
From the bad place, but keeping it classy.
From 2019:
"Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics."
Posting this, cause, well...you know.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics."
Posting this, cause, well...you know.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Are you interested in the #RadicalRight in Germany? → K. Arzheimer, T. Bernemann, and T. Sprang. “Oppression of Catholics in Prussia Does Not Explain Spatial Differences in Support for the Radical Right in Germany. A Critique of Haffert (2022)”. In: Electoral Studies 89 (2024),
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
New research article from Dr. Andrew Whitehead!
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hamas continues to violate the #gazaceasefire while playing cruel games with bodies of murdered hostages.
Yesterday they returned body parts of a hostage Israel already received & buried
Today an IDF drone filmed them removing a body from an apartment, burying it, then staging a "recovery" photo op.
Yesterday they returned body parts of a hostage Israel already received & buried
Today an IDF drone filmed them removing a body from an apartment, burying it, then staging a "recovery" photo op.
רחפן צה"ל תיעד: חמאס הוציא גופת חלל חטוף מדירה, קבר בבור - והזמין את הצלב האדום
עדויות אנשי מילואים: רחפן שפעל באזור דרג'-תופאח בעיר עזה, שם נעשו חפירות בחיפוש אחר חטופים חללים, תיעד את המחבלים טומנים בבור גופת חלל חטוף שהוצאה מדירה סמוכה. המחבלים צולמו לאורך כל האירוע - אבל צה"ל...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Hamas continues to violate the #gazaceasefire while playing cruel games with bodies of murdered hostages.
Yesterday they returned body parts of a hostage Israel already received & buried
Today an IDF drone filmed them removing a body from an apartment, burying it, then staging a "recovery" photo op.
Yesterday they returned body parts of a hostage Israel already received & buried
Today an IDF drone filmed them removing a body from an apartment, burying it, then staging a "recovery" photo op.
This year's Presidential Address 'Religion and the Restructuring of American Politics' will be delivered by Ruth Braunstein during the #SSSR_RRA2025 Annual Meeting. The Plenary Session & SSSR Awards Ceremony will be held Nov. 1, from 5:45 PM to 7 PM. #Religion
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sssreligion.org/annual-meeti...
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Please repost:
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
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We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A message from the family of Bipin Joshi, the Nepalese worker who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and then murdered by them in captivity.
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A message from the family of Bipin Joshi, the Nepalese worker who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and then murdered by them in captivity.
A model for democratic activism for political scientists, by my colleague at #barilanuniversity, Liron Lavi and distinguished coauthors.
#polisky #contentiousky
#polisky #contentiousky
"When democracy is under threat, political scientists are called upon to recognize their unique role as both analysts and defenders of democratic principles." —Hanna Lerner, Osnat Akirav, Liron Lavi, Yael Shomer, Gayil Talshir
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A model for democratic activism for political scientists, by my colleague at #barilanuniversity, Liron Lavi and distinguished coauthors.
#polisky #contentiousky
#polisky #contentiousky
1 of 4 bodies returned by Hamas this AM was a Palestinian man they dressed in an IDF uniform. Already a violation of ceasefire for not returning all bodies. 1/3
October 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
1 of 4 bodies returned by Hamas this AM was a Palestinian man they dressed in an IDF uniform. Already a violation of ceasefire for not returning all bodies. 1/3
The last 13 living Israeli hostages have reportedly been transferred to the ICRC.
Meanwhile, videos of Hamas beating & executions of Gazan "collaborators" keep pouring out of the Strip.
Unless Hamas is permenantly defanged as req by the ceasefire agreement, this will remain the norm.
Meanwhile, videos of Hamas beating & executions of Gazan "collaborators" keep pouring out of the Strip.
Unless Hamas is permenantly defanged as req by the ceasefire agreement, this will remain the norm.
October 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The last 13 living Israeli hostages have reportedly been transferred to the ICRC.
Meanwhile, videos of Hamas beating & executions of Gazan "collaborators" keep pouring out of the Strip.
Unless Hamas is permenantly defanged as req by the ceasefire agreement, this will remain the norm.
Meanwhile, videos of Hamas beating & executions of Gazan "collaborators" keep pouring out of the Strip.
Unless Hamas is permenantly defanged as req by the ceasefire agreement, this will remain the norm.
Hamas has transferred 7 hostages to the ICRC, who are now finally on their way home to Israel. 13 more living hostages, who have spent 2 years in hell, still awaiting release.🎗
October 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hamas has transferred 7 hostages to the ICRC, who are now finally on their way home to Israel. 13 more living hostages, who have spent 2 years in hell, still awaiting release.🎗
Want to know more about how the overlap of religious, ethnic, geographic, and economic identities contribute to religious discrimination? This piece I wrote with Nikola Mirilovic and Jonathan Fox now has been assigned to a "print" issue.
#polisky #polrel
#polisky #polrel
Multidimensional Identity Cleavages and Religious Discrimination - Nikola Mirilovic, Ariel Zellman, Jonathan Fox, 2025
To what extent does minority distinctiveness from the majority mitigate or exacerbate discrimination? Similarities between majority and minority groups may redu...
journals.sagepub.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@avishaybsg.bsky.social hits it out of the park.
Hamas hasn’t said yes, and even if it does, implantation is going to be fraught. Still, getting Netanyahu to sign off on Trump’s Gaza deal is a real achievement and one I’m not sure anyone else, let alone a democrat could have achieved. Why? Well I’m glad you asked. 1/
Harris could not have forced Netanyahu to even be in the same hemisphere as a deal that has some of these elements
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
@avishaybsg.bsky.social hits it out of the park.
🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars.
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Following France's proposal for a multinational force for Gaza (see my last post), I want to share something I wrote on Facebook following @sfrantzman.bsky.social l commentary on the ineptitude of Israel's repeated declarations that it has mostly defeated, destroyed, etc Hamas. Here it goes. 1/n
September 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Following France's proposal for a multinational force for Gaza (see my last post), I want to share something I wrote on Facebook following @sfrantzman.bsky.social l commentary on the ineptitude of Israel's repeated declarations that it has mostly defeated, destroyed, etc Hamas. Here it goes. 1/n
Those of us actually interested in a sustainable end to this conflict have been calling for at least some version of this since at least November 2023. The time to implement this was 23 months ago, a year ago, a month ago, yesterday, and today. No more excuses. The path is clear. End this war.
French proposal envisions multinational Gaza force tasked with gradually disarming Hamas
Paris circulating draft, obtained by ToI, aimed at operationalizing internationally-backed NY Declaration to marginalize Hamas; but it's mum on coordination with Israel
www.timesofisrael.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Those of us actually interested in a sustainable end to this conflict have been calling for at least some version of this since at least November 2023. The time to implement this was 23 months ago, a year ago, a month ago, yesterday, and today. No more excuses. The path is clear. End this war.
My team at @pewresearch.org studies the global size and demographic characteristics of religious groups, including the religiously unaffiliated.
Our latest report describes big changes in the global religious landscape since 2010:
Our latest report describes big changes in the global religious landscape since 2010:
How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed, according ...
www.pewresearch.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Roman Catholic Pushback Grows Against Trump's Mass Deportations
Invoking faith and religious liberty, bishops pledge to resist policies they say endanger families, parishes, and the dignity of migrants.
Invoking faith and religious liberty, bishops pledge to resist policies they say endanger families, parishes, and the dignity of migrants.
Roman Catholic Pushback Grows Against Trump's Mass Deportations
Invoking faith and religious liberty, bishops pledge to resist policies they say endanger families, parishes, and the dignity of migrants.
migrantinsider.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Our new research paper with Nathan Brown is out from @carnegieendowment.org !
#polisky #menasky @carnegiemec.bsky.social
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
#polisky #menasky @carnegiemec.bsky.social
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Official Islam in the Arab States of the Gulf: Local Establishments in a Regional and Global Context
The story of religious institutions and the state in the Gulf exemplifies four main points: the “institutional isomorphism” in the region, the place of religion in the nation- and state-building proce...
carnegieendowment.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Happy to announce the first publication from Round 4 data collection for the Religion and State project #RAS4, from Jonathan Fox, Jeffrey Haynes, and me. Here we summarize general findings so far for Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2023.
More regional data coming down the pipeline soon!
#polisky #polrel
More regional data coming down the pipeline soon!
#polisky #polrel
Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 1990 to 2023
This study uses the Religion and State round 4 (RAS4) dataset to provide an overview of government religion policy including freedom of religion and belief as well as government support for religio...
www.tandfonline.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Super important new and interesting work by Babak RezaeeDaryakenari, Özgür Özdamar, and Yasemin Akbaba on secular and religious role conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
#polisky #polrel
#polisky #polrel
Battle of sects? Iran and Saudi Arabia’s role conflict | Politics and Religion | Cambridge Core
Battle of sects? Iran and Saudi Arabia’s role conflict
www.cambridge.org
September 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM