Christian Democracy in France (Routledge Revivals) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christian Democracy in France (Routledge Revivals) write by R. E. M. Irving. This book was released on 2010-03-23. Christian Democracy in France (Routledge Revivals) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Christian Democracy, which may briefly be defined as organised political action by Catholic democrats, has been a major political force in Western Europe since the Second World War, not least in France. The aim of this book, first published in 1973, is to trace the Development of Christian Democracy in France from its origins in the 1830s to the present day, discussing its theories and its importance in French history and politics, with particular (but by no means exclusive) reference to the Fourth Republic (1946-58) when the MRP was one of the key centre parties. Dr Irving provides a thorough analysis of MRP, its economic, foreign and colonial policies, and gives reasons for the relative decline of French Christian Democracy in the 1960s. This French movement has been little understood in Britain and a throrough history has been badly needed. This study will be valuable to all those who, in the context of a United Europe, wish to understand the political forces at work at its conception. It will be valuable especially to students of modern history and politics.
Politics and Belief in Contemporary France
Politics and Belief in Contemporary France - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Politics and Belief in Contemporary France write by R. William Rauch. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Politics and Belief in Contemporary France available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Christian Democracy in France
Christian Democracy in France - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christian Democracy in France write by Ronald Eckford Mill Irving. This book was released on 1973-01-01. Christian Democracy in France available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Christian democracy in Italy and France
Christian democracy in Italy and France - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christian democracy in Italy and France write by Mario Einaudi. This book was released on 1969-11. Christian democracy in Italy and France available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe
The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe write by Stathis N. Kalyvas. This book was released on 2018-09-05. The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although dominant in West European politics for more than a century, Christian Democratic parties remain largely unexplored and little understood. An investigation of how political identities and parties form, this book considers the origins of Christian Democratic "confessional" parties within the political context of Western Europe. Examining five countries where a successful confessional party emerged (Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, and Italy) and one where it did not (France), Stathis N. Kalyvas addresses perplexing questions raised by the Christian Democratic phenomenon. How can we reconcile the religious roots of these parties with their tremendous success and resilience in secular and democratic Western Europe? Why have these parties discarded their initial principles and objectives to become secular forces governing secular societies? The author's answers reveal the way in which social and political actors make decisions based on self-interest under conditions that constrain their choices and the information they rely on—often with unintended but irrevocable consequences.Kalyvas also lays a foundation for a theory of the Christian Democratic phenomenon which would specify the conditions under which confessional parties succeed and would determine the impact of such parties, and the way they are formed, on politics and society. Drawing from political science, sociology, and history, his analysis goes beyond Christian Democracy to address issues related to the methodology of political science, the theory of party formation, the political development of Europe, the relationship between religion and politics, the construction of collective political identities, and the role of agency and contingency in politics.
