Religious Belief, Religious Denomination, and Preferences for Redistribution

A Comparison across 13 Countries

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6407482
AutoresJason Jordan (0000-0003-3308-9104, Schlumberger (Ireland), autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume37
Fascículo1
Páginas19-41
Data de publicação2014-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402382.2013.814965
OpenAlexW2090150789
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas15
Referências citadas38

Despite clear evidence of a link between religion and welfare state development, research on public support for redistributive social policies has been slow to incorporate religion into models of public preferences. Does religious belief influence support for redistribution? If so, does religion necessarily increase hostility to redistribution as suggested by existing research? Or, do the Catholic and Protestant traditions generate different patterns of preferences consistent with Weber’s notion of a Protestant work ethic? This research explores these questions by comparing public support for redistribution across 13 European states. The data reveal a powerful and complex effect of religious belief on support for redistribution that works on both the individual and cultural levels. The evidence challenges existing research by demonstrating that the impact of religion is not uniform, but varies across different religious traditions, with Catholicism producing significantly greater support for redistribution than Protestantism

Economics · Epistemology · Hostility · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Protestant work ethic · Protestantism · Public economics · Public support · Redistribution (election · Religious belief · Sociology · Survey data collection · Welfare state · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology