Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare

Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-08422-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 341 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy

This volume examines the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life in a representative sample of West European countries: newly democratized and long-established democracies, societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and welfare states with different levels and types of state-provided social services. It asks how faith-based organizations, in a time of economic crisis, and with declining numbers of adherents, might contribute to the deepening of democracy. Throughout, the volume invites social scientists to consider the on-going role of faith-based organizations in Western European civil society, and investigates whether the concept of muted vibrancy aids our theoretical understanding.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Glatzer, Miguel

Manuel, Paul Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wohlfahrtsökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of IllustrationsForeword, Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan UniversityPreface and Acknowledgments 
1. “Use Words Only if Necessary”: the Strategic Silence of Organized Religion in Contemporary EuropePaul Christopher Manuel, American University and Miguel Glatzer, LaSalle University
Part One: Countries with a Dominant Religious Society2. The Entanglement and Disentanglement of Church and State in Irish Social PolicyMichele Dillon, University of New Hampshire 3. Religiously Oriented Welfare Organizations in the Italy before and after the Great Recession: Towards a More Relevant Role in the Provision of Social Services?Ugo Ascoli and Marco Arlotti, Università Politecnica delle Marche 4. Muted Vibrancy and the Invisible Politics of Religion: Catholic Third Sector, Economic Crisis, and Territorial Welfare in SpainXabier Itçaina, Centre Emile Durkheim, SciencesPo Bordeaux 5. The State, Religious Institutions, and Welfare Delivery: The Case of PortugalPaul Christopher Manuel, American University and Miguel Glatzer, LaSalle University6. Church-State Relations in Today’s Crisis-Beset Greece: A Delicate Balance within a Frantic Society Periklis Polyzoidis, Democritus University of Thrace Komotiní, 
Part Two: Countries with Competing Religious Societies, and with a Formerly Dominant Church7. Combining Secular Public Space and Growing Diversity? Interactions between Religious Organizations as Welfare Providers and the Public in Sweden Annette Leis-Peters, VID Specialized University 8. Social Capital and Religion in the United KingdomSteven Kettell, University of Warwick9. Faith-based Organizations under Double-Pressure: The Impact of Market-Liberalization and Secularization on Caritas and Diakonie in Germany Josef Hien, European University Institute 
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Über Autor(innen)

Paul Christopher Manuel is Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Director of the leadership program at the School of Public Affairs, American University, USA. He is the author or co-author of nine books and numerous scholarly articles, including The Path of American Public Policy: Comparative Perspectives (2014).

Miguel Glatzer isAssociate Professor of Political Science at La Salle University, USA, where he directs the program on leadership and global understanding. His publications include Globalization and the Future of the Welfare State (2005, edited with Dietrich Rueschemeyer).