Jo Howard is a Research Fellow and leader of the Participation, Inclusion and Social Change research cluster at the Institute of Development Studies. Mariz Tadros is a Professor of Politics and Development and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and Director of the Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) programme.
"""Takes readers on a challenging journey, exploring diverse cases of freedom of religion and belief and challenging our preconceptions about the secularism embedded within development studies. This is a sensible, honest and provocative book, and a must-read for academics and practitioners ready to continue questioning obscured and uncritical areas of our thinking and praxis (theoretically, methodologically and personally!)."" Carmen Martinez Vargas, University of the Free State ""These case studies use a range of participatory methods to shed light on experiences of religious discrimination. They show how religious discrimination intersects with other dimensions of disadvantage. It has often been a blind spot in studies of deprivation but looking for it and checking for freedom of religion and belief must now be firmly on relevant research agendas. This should deepen our understandings and inform and inspire others to conduct similar studies in other contexts."" Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex"