Organizations

The Center for the Study of Democracy, Tolerance, and Religion

Columbia University

The Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, and Religion conducts research and training on the interfaces of and tensions between religion, toleration, and democracy in the world. It opened in July 2006, with initial funding from the Henry Luce Foundation. The Center addresses the intersections of religion with democracy, international affairs, conflict, human rights, public policy and diplomacy. The center supports graduate courses, post-doctoral training and student-faculty research initiatives, provides scholarships for students from democratizing Muslim-majority countries, and develops new research networks on religion and politics. / Website