Morality politics in Western Europe: parties, agendas and policy choices

Why do some countries have 'Culture Wars' over morality issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage while other countries hardly experience any conflict at all? This book argues that morality issues only generate major conflicts inpolitical systems with a significant conflict between religious and secular parties, because this is required for these issues to become part of party competition. Conversely, morality issues get almost no attention in political systems where religion has disappeared from the party system and where no political actors see any interest in promoting a strongly secular platform. The comparative dynamic of morality politics is analyzed through detailed case studies of five morality issues (abortion, same-sex marriage, assisted reproduction, stem cell research and euthanasia) in the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Denmark and the United States. INDICE: Introduction; .I.Engeli., .C.Green-Pedersen. & .L.T.Larsen.Theoretical Perspectives on Morality Issues; .I.Engeli., .C.Green-Pedersen. & .L.T.Larsen.How to Study the Two Worlds of Morality Politics; .I.Engeli., .C.Green-Pedersen. &. L.T.Larsen.Morality Issues in the Netherlands: Coalition Politics under Pressure; .A.Timmermans. & .G.Breeman. From Prohibition to Permissiveness: a Two Wave Change on Morality Issues in Spain; .L.Chaqués Bonafont. & .A.M.Palau Roqué .Morality Politics in Switzerland: Politicization through Direct Democracy; .I.Engeli. &. F.Varone.Morality Politics in the United Kingdom: Trapped Between Left and Right; .L.T.Larsen., .D.T.Studlar. & .C.Green-Pedersen.Morality Issues in Denmark: Policies without Politics; .E.AlbÃak.;. C.Green-Pedersen .& .L.T.Larsen.The US and Western Europe Compared: How the 'God Gap' Ledthe US to Join the Religious World of Morality Politics; .D.T.Studlar .The Two Worlds of Morality Politics - What Have We Learned? .I.Engeli, L.T.Larsen. &.C.Green-Pedersen.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-30933-3
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 22/06/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido