Morality Politics in Western Europe [electronic resource] : Parties, Agendas and Policy Choices /
Engeli, Isabelle.author.
Green-Pedersen, Christoffer.author.
Thorup Larsen, Lars.author.
Larsen, L. Thorup.editor.
Why do some countries have 'Culture Wars' over morality issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage while other countries hardly experience any conflict? This book argues that morality issues only generate major conflicts in political systems with a significant conflict between religious and secular parties.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Perspectives on Morality Issues; 3 How to Study the Two Worlds of Morality Politics; 4 Morality Issues in the Netherlands: Coalition Politics under Pressure; 5 From Prohibition to Permissiveness: A Two-Wave Change on Morality Issues in Spain; 6 Morality Politics in Switzerland: Politicization through Direct Democracy; 7 Morality Politics in the United Kingdom: Trapped between Left and Right; 8 Morality Issues in Denmark: Policies Without Politics
9 The USA and Western Europe Compared: How the 'God Gap' Led the USA to Join the Religious World of Morality Politics10 The Two Worlds of Morality Politics - What Have We Learned?; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do some countries have 'Culture Wars' over morality issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage while other countries hardly experience any conflict? This book argues that morality issues only generate major conflicts in political systems with a significant conflict between religious and secular parties.
Comparative politics.
Public policy.
Political sociology.
Ethics.
Public administration.
Comparative Politics.
Public Policy.
Political Sociology.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Public Administration.