Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare: Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe

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 wi...

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Altri autori: Manuel, Paul Christopher 1958- (Redattore) ; Glatzer, Miguel (Redattore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2019
In:Anno: 2019
Periodico/Rivista:Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
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(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Osteuropa / Organizzazione ecclesiastica / Organizzazione benefica
Altre parole chiave:B Political Science and International Relations
B Political Sociology
B Welfare State
B Raccolta di saggi
B Welfare economics
B Democracy
B Europe Politics and government
B Religion And Politics
B Political Science
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Erscheint auch als: 978-3-319-77296-7
Printed edition: 9783319772967
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Riepilogo: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
1. “Use Words Only if Necessary”: the Strategic Silence of Organized Religion in Contemporary Europe -- 2. The Entanglement and Disentanglement of Church and State in Irish Social Policy -- 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? -- 4. Muted Vibrancy and the Invisible Politics of Religion: Catholic Third Sector, Economic Crisis, and Territorial Welfare in Spain -- 5. The State, Religious Institutions, and Welfare Delivery: The Case of Portugal -- 6. Church-State Relations in Today’s Crisis-Beset Greece: A Delicate Balance within a Frantic Society.-7. Combining Secular Public Space and Growing Diversity? Interactions between Religious Organizations as Welfare Providers and the Public in Sweden -- 8. Social Capital and Religion in the United Kingdom -- 9. Faith-based Organizations under Double-Pressure: The Impact of Market-Liberalization and Secularization on Caritas and Diakonie in Germany
ISBN:331977297X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77297-4