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MORALITY POLITICS IN A SECULAR AGE - EVA-MARIA ...

Euchner's carefully researched and cogently argued study of morality politics in Europe adds an
outstanding piece of research to the ever growing literature on religion and politics. Its
combination of quantitative and qualitative comparative analysis involving a novel data set and
cross-policy perspectives demonstrates persuasively the role of religion as a resource for
political action even in secularized societies.-Michael Minkenberg  Viadrina European
University  GermanyBuilding upon the dichotomy between the secular and religious worlds of
European morality politics  Dr. Euchner plumbs the empirical depths of four nations to unearth
a compelling theoretical explanation for when value-laden conflicts surface in parliaments with
a strong secular-religious party cleavage. This singularly important volume belongs in the
institutional libraries and bibliographic collections of every serious student of public policy
analysis  especially those of us who focus on morality policy.-Raymond Tatalovich  Loyola
University Chicago  USAThis book introduces a new theoretical framework from which to
understand religion and morality politics in Europe. This framework provides a first-and rather
provocative-answer to the general debate on how religion influences policy-making processes.
Specifically  the book argues that religion is more a strategic resource for political parties
than a fundamental normative doctrine shaping political parties' policy-making behavior in a
systematic and coherent way. The framework proposes a mechanism (i.e. wedge issue competition)
that can be used to identify and explain the conditions under which issues related to religious
values rise and fall in parliaments of the religious world in Europe and what consequences we
may expect in terms of policy reforms.

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