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'''Eric Kaufmann''' is a professor of politics at Birkbeck, University of London and author.  His academic research specialty is how [[demography|demographic]] changes affect religion/irreligion and politics. He was a Fellow in the Religion in International Affairs Program, Belfer Center, Kennedy School, [[Harvard University]], 2008-9.  In 2008, he won the Richard Rose Prize of the Political Studies Association for a scholar under 40 years old.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-kaufmann/ Eric Kaufmann - bio at'' Huffington Post'']</ref>

'''Eric Kaufmann''' is a professor of politics at Birkbeck, University of London and author.  His academic research specialty is how [[demography|demographic]] changes affect religion/irreligion and politics. He was a Fellow in the Religion in International Affairs Program, Belfer Center, Kennedy School, [[Harvard University]], 2008-9.  In 2008, he won the Richard Rose Prize of the Political Studies Association for a scholar under 40 years old.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-kaufmann/ Eric Kaufmann - bio at'' Huffington Post'']</ref>

He is also an editor of the journal ''Nations & Nationalism''. He has written on religion and demography for ''Newsweek International'', ''Foreign Policy'' and ''Prospect'' magazines.<ref>]http://www.socialtrendsinstitute.org/experts/all/eric-kaufmann Eric Kaufmann - Social Trends Institute]</ref>   

He is also an editor of the journal ''Nations & Nationalism''. He has written on religion and demography for ''Newsweek International'', ''Foreign Policy'' and ''Prospect'' magazines.<ref>[http://www.socialtrendsinstitute.org/experts/all/eric-kaufmann Eric Kaufmann - Social Trends Institute]</ref>   

Kaufmann is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and he is originally from [[Canada]].

Kaufmann is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and he is originally from [[Canada]].

=== Economic and Social Research Council project ===

=== Economic and Social Research Council project ===

Eric Kaufmann is currently leading an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC} project, Diversity and the White Working Class in England, with Dr. Gareth Harris (who is also of Birkbeck, University of London’s Politics department). The project involves a partnership with the think tank Demos, and its Politics of Demography project. The project uses quantitative data and focus groups to examine how the white British ethnic majority is responding to increasing ethnic diversity due to immigration.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/ Eric Kaufmann's website]</ref>

Eric Kaufmann is currently leading an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project, Diversity and the White Working Class in England, with Dr. Gareth Harris (who is also of Birkbeck, University of London’s Politics department). The project involves a partnership with the think tank Demos, and its Politics of Demography project. The project uses quantitative data and focus groups to examine how the white British ethnic majority is responding to increasing ethnic diversity due to immigration.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/ Eric Kaufmann's website]</ref>

=== Kaufmann on the rise of religious conservatives in the West and in the world ===

=== Kaufmann on the rise of religious conservatives in the West and in the world ===

Kaufmann and other scholars have noted that religious immigrants and their offspring are often very resistant to secularization and there is some social science research indicating that the children of immigrants tend to become more religious than their parents.<ref>''[http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/08/07/socrel.srr033.abstract The End of Secularization in Europe?:A Socio-Demographic Perspective]'', Academic journal: Sociology of Religion (2011) doi: 10.1093/socrel/srr033.  The authors of the paper were: Eric Kaufmann -

Kaufmann and other scholars have noted that religious immigrants and their offspring are often very resistant to secularization and there is some social science research indicating that the children of immigrants tend to become more religious than their parents.<ref>''[http://socrel.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/08/07/socrel.srr033.abstract The End of Secularization in Europe?:A Socio-Demographic Perspective]'', Academic journal: Sociology of Religion (2011) doi: 10.1093/socrel/srr033.  The authors of the paper were: Eric Kaufmann -

Birkbeck College, University of London; Anne Goujon - World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Vegard Skirbekk, World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)</ref> <ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/immigrants-become-more-religious-longer.html Religious immigrants will alter the religious landscape of Europe]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7vCDeKPRSo Eric Kaufmann - Religion, Demography and Politics in the 21st Century]</ref> In 2010, Kaufmann reported that the rate of secularisation flattened to zero in most of Protestant Europe and France.<ref>[http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shall_the_religious_inherit_the_earth/ Shall the religious inherit the earth]</ref>

Birkbeck College, University of London; Anne Goujon - World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Vegard Skirbekk, World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)</ref><ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/immigrants-become-more-religious-longer.html Religious immigrants will alter the religious landscape of Europe]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7vCDeKPRSo Eric Kaufmann - Religion, Demography and Politics in the 21st Century]</ref> In 2010, Kaufmann reported that the rate of secularisation flattened to zero in most of Protestant Europe and France.<ref>[http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shall_the_religious_inherit_the_earth/ Shall the religious inherit the earth]</ref>

== Kaufmann on the culture war in America ==

== Kaufmann on the culture war in America ==

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