The Religious Factor in U.S. Welfare State Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23249606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill Quadagno (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Deana A Rohlinger (0000-0001-6606-9404, Heidelberg University), Deana Rohlinger |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 236-266 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Religion, Class Coalitions, and Welfare States (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511626784.010 |
| OpenAlex | W2488776436 |
| ISBN | 9780511626784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
In the political class theories discussed by Manow and van Kersbergen in the first chapter in this volume, the welfare state was depicted as a project of the Left and more specifically of Social Democrats and trade unions. Although proponents of this strong class power thesis acknowledged that Catholicism was a factor in shaping the institutional features of welfare states in Christian Democratic nations, they otherwise neglected the effects of religious doctrine, anticlericalism, Protestantism, and church–state conflict on welfare state development. Political class theories fail to consider how these forces have influenced decisions regarding such contentious issues as whether the state or society should be responsible for the protection of mothers and children and the socialization of children.
Factor (programming language) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Welfare · Welfare state · Computer Science · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |