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Kalyvas, Stathis N.

The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe

Cornell University Press, 1996

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Year of publication
1996
ISBN
0801483204
Place of printing
Ithaca, NY
Author
Kalyvas, Stathis N.
Publishers
Cornell University Press
Edition
First Thus
Keyword
MODERN EUROPE POLITICAL PARTIES urope history political artie
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

[The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture] 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. 225p. bibliography, nidex