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Ariel Zellman

@arielzellman.bsky.social

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

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...

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November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Ariel Zellman

@arielzellman.bsky.social

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

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

heykev.bsky.social

@heykev.bsky.social

Looking forward to RAS4 next year... 👽

October 23, 2024 at 1:52 AM

Ariel Zellman

@arielzellman.bsky.social

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

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November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM

Ariel Zellman

@arielzellman.bsky.social

The next regional data review for the Religion and State project, round 4 #RAS4 focusing on #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean, by Jonathan Fox, Dennis Petri, and yours truly is up at the Review of Faith & International Affairs.
Happy reading!
#polrel

Government Religion Policy and Religious Freedom in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990 and 2023

The study of religion and politics in Latin America has traditionally emphasized the historical dominance of the Catholic Church and the region’s reputation as one heavily shaped by religion, while...

www.tandfonline.com

June 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM

Ariel Zellman

@arielzellman.bsky.social

Happy to note our latest publication from round 4 of the Religion and State project, examining trends in governmental religious discrimination against minorities in the post-communist states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, with Jonathan Fox and Marko Vekovic
#polisky #polrel #ras4

Governmental discrimination against religious minorities in the post-communist states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1990–2023

This study examines patterns of governmental religious discrimination (GRD) against 182 religious minorities in 30 states and independent territories between 1990 and 2023 in the post-communist Eas...

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April 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Ariel Zellman

@arielzellman.bsky.social

#polisky #polrel
Happy to announce my latest open access pub w/ Jonathan Fox and Jeffrey Haynes at @africaspectrum.bsky.social, wherein we use RAS4 data to examine correlates of governmental religious discrimination v. religious minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1990-2023.
Happy reading!

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February 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM

Rethink Trade

@rethinktrade.bsky.social

This clip features Rethink Trade’s Daniel Rangel discussing our work in our latest podcast episode on data privacy rules, data-sharing mandates, and state-level legislation that may intersect with digital trade rules.

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Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?

In this episode, Lori speaks with digital governance expert Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue resurfacing in Brussels: The Trump administration's…

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December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Rethink Trade

@rethinktrade.bsky.social

But only if European officials complied with Big Tech demands to gut European digital safeguards.

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Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?

In this episode, Lori speaks with digital governance expert Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue resurfacing in Brussels: The Trump administration's…

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December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Rethink Trade

@rethinktrade.bsky.social

Is Trump using trade talks to gut Europe's digital rules for Big Tech?

Listen to the latest episode of Rethinking Trade - OUT NOW. youtu.be/h3E2PX-rAs4?...

Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?

In this episode, Lori speaks with digital governance expert Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue resurfacing in Brussels: The Trump administration's…

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December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM

The Elusive Eric Emmanuel

@lorddalek.bsky.social

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