Morality Politics in Western Europe : Parties, Agendas and Policy Choices
ISBN: 9781137016690
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Subjects: Political Science;

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.


ERIK ALBÆK Professor, University of Southern DenmarkGERARD BREEMAN Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Wageningen University, the NetherlandsLAURA CHAQUÉS Bonafont Professor, University of Barcelona and Research Fellow, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain ANNA M. PALAU Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Barcelona, Spain DONLEY T. STUDLAR Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University, USAARCO TIMMERMANS Research Director, Montesquieu Institute for comparative studies of parliamentary systems in the EU, the Hague, the Netherlands FRÉDÉRIC VARONE Professor of Political Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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