Cultures at war : moral conflicts in western democracies /

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Explains the rise and impact of moral conflicts on the recent political life of western democracies. The authors conceptualize all moral conflicts as clashes between egalitarian and hierarchical forces. At their core, moral conflicts are debates over "identity" and the status of various gr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, T. Alexander, 1936-
Otros Autores: Tatalovich, Raymond
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, ©2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social values > Political aspects.
Social policy.
Public Policy
Valeurs sociales > Aspect politique.
Politique sociale.
public policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Social policy
Social values > Political aspects
Demokratie
Kulturkonflikt
Cultuurconflicten.
Politieke conflicten.
Sociale waarden.
Moraal.
Wertorientierung > Politischer Konflikt > Demokratie.
Demokratie > Kulturelle Identität.
Westliche Welt
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A new politics for a new century
  • Part 1: Raw material for a politics and policy of moral conflict
  • Status anxiety and political ideology
  • Cultural theory and warring cultures
  • Part 2: Morality politics by unconventional means
  • Breaking into or breaking apart the political system
  • Politicians strike back: legislative restraints on morality policy
  • The juridicization of the morality policy process
  • Bypassing elites: morality policy by Plebiscite
  • Part 3: Uncompromising ends of morality policy
  • Building political consensus and the public peace
  • Conclusion: morality policy and Democratic governance.

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