Abstract: Liberal view about the relationship between secularism and democracy presents the key debates about democracy and secularism. The research has investigated the historical relationship between democracy and secularism. For the investigation, the paper has considered some major aspects of contemporary world politics like religion and democracy, secularism and democracy. The paper evaluates the relationship between democracy and secularism from the liberal and neoliberal aspect. This paper has applied a qualitative research methodology by collecting data from both primary and secondary sources. Primary sources include newspapers and periodicals. In terms of secondary sources, this paper examines academic books, book chapters published on the topic, publications in scientific journals and articles.Following....
Key Words: Democracy, Secularism, Liberalism, Religion
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