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Why Look at Christian Democracy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2019

Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
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City College, City University of New York
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This book is a study of the political ideology of Christian Democracy, a set of principles and values that has, on the one hand, been extremely influential in the history of Western democratic regimes, but, on the other hand, remains severely understudied, especially when compared with its main ideological rivals: socialism, liberalism and conservatism. I begin by substantiating these two claims.

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Christian DemocracyIdeologyReligion and PoliticsEuropean IntegrationWelfare StateConstitutionalismPost-War.
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What is Christian Democracy?
Politics, Religion and Ideology
 , pp. 1 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Introduction
  • Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, City College, City University of New York
  • Book: What is Christian Democracy?
  • Online publication: 04 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108368162.001
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  • Introduction
  • Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, City College, City University of New York
  • Book: What is Christian Democracy?
  • Online publication: 04 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108368162.001
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  • Introduction
  • Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, City College, City University of New York
  • Book: What is Christian Democracy?
  • Online publication: 04 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108368162.001
Available formats
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