Christian Democracy And The Fall Of Communism

Author : Michael Gehler,Piotr H. Kosicki,Helmut Wohnout
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789462702165

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Christian Democracy and the Fall of Communism by Michael Gehler,Piotr H. Kosicki,Helmut Wohnout Pdf

Debates on the role of Christian Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe too often remain strongly tied to national historiographies. With the edited collection the contributing authors aim to reconstruct Christian Democracy’s role in the fall of Communism from a bird's-eye perspective by covering the entire region and by taking “third-way” options in the broader political imaginary of late-Cold War Europe into account. The book’s twelve chapters present the most recent insights on this topic and connect scholarship on the Iron Curtain’s collapse with scholarship on political Catholicism. Christian Democracy and the Fall of Communism offers the reader a two-fold perspective. The first approach examines the efforts undertaken by Western European actors who wanted to foster or support Christian Democratic initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe. The second approach is devoted to the (re-)emergence of homegrown Christian Democratic formations in the 1980s and 1990s. One of the volume’s seminal contributions lies in its documentation of the decisive role that Christian Democracy played in supporting the political and anti-political forces that engineered the collapse of Communism from within between 1989 and 1991.

Author : Piotr H. Kosicki,Sławomir Łukasiewicz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319640877

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Christian Democracy Across the Iron Curtain by Piotr H. Kosicki,Sławomir Łukasiewicz Pdf

This book is the first scholarly exploration of how Christian Democracy kept Cold War Europe’s eastern and western halves connected after the creation of the Iron Curtain in the late 1940s. Christian Democrats led the transnational effort to rebuild the continent’s western half after World War II, but this is only one small part of the story of how the Christian Democratic political family transformed Europe and defied the nascent Cold War’s bipolar division of the world. The first section uses case studies from the origins of European integration to reimagine Christian Democracy’s long-term significance for a united Europe. The second shifts the focus to East-Central Europeans, some exiled to Western Europe, some to the USA, others remaining in the Soviet Bloc as dissidents. The transnational activism they pursued helped to ensure that, Iron Curtain or no, the boundary between Europe’s west and east remained permeable, that the Cold War would not last and that Soviet attempts to divide the continent permanently would fail. The book’s final section features the testimony of three key protagonists. This book appeals to a wide range of audiences: undergraduate and graduate students, established scholars, policymakers (in Europe and the Americas) and potentially also general readerships interested in the Cold War or in the future of Europe.

Author : Mario Einaudi,François Goguel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004245562

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Christian Democracy in Italy and France by Mario Einaudi,François Goguel Pdf

Author : George E. Demacopoulos,Aristotle Papanikolaou
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780823274215

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Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine by George E. Demacopoulos,Aristotle Papanikolaou Pdf

Winner of the 2017 Alpha Sigma Nu Award The collapse of communism in eastern Europe has forced traditionally Eastern Orthodox countries to consider the relationship between Christianity and liberal democracy. Contributors examine the influence of Constantinianism in both the post-communist Orthodox world and in Western political theology. Constructive theological essays feature Catholic and Protestant theologians reflecting on the relationship between Christianity and democracy, as well as Orthodox theologians reflecting on their tradition’s relationship to liberal democracy. The essays explore prospects of a distinctively Christian politics in a post-communist, post-Constantinian age.

Author : Zoltan Sztankay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Christianity
ISBN : UCAL:B3118138

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Christianity, Democracy, and Technology by Zoltan Sztankay Pdf

Author : Wolfram Kaiser,Piotr H. Kosicki
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789462703070

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Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century by Wolfram Kaiser,Piotr H. Kosicki Pdf

This book focuses on the political exile of Catholic Christian Democrats during the global twentieth century, from the end of the First World War to the end of the Cold War. Transcending the common national approach, the present volume puts transnational perspectives at center stage and in doing so aspires to be a genuinely global and longitudinal study. Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century includes chapters on continental European exile in the United Kingdom and North America through 1945; on Spanish exile following the Civil War (1936–39), throughout the Franco dictatorship; on East-Central European exile from the defeat of Nazi Germany and the establishment of Communist rule (1944–48) through the end of the Cold War; and Latin American exile following the 1973 Chilean coup. Encompassing Europe (both East and West), Latin America, and the United States, Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century places the diasporas of twentieth-century Christian Democracy within broader, global debates on political exile and migration.

Author : Dr David Childs,David Childs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134694167

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The Two Red Flags by Dr David Childs,David Childs Pdf

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : R. E. M. Irving
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136955396

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Christian Democracy in France (Routledge Revivals) by R. E. M. Irving Pdf

Christian Democracy, which may briefly be defined as organised political action by Catholic democrats, has been a major political force in Western Europe since the Second World War, not least in France. The aim of this book, first published in 1973, is to trace the Development of Christian Democracy in France from its origins in the 1830s to the present day, discussing its theories and its importance in French history and politics, with particular (but by no means exclusive) reference to the Fourth Republic (1946-58) when the MRP was one of the key centre parties. Dr Irving provides a thorough analysis of MRP, its economic, foreign and colonial policies, and gives reasons for the relative decline of French Christian Democracy in the 1960s. This French movement has been little understood in Britain and a throrough history has been badly needed. This study will be valuable to all those who, in the context of a United Europe, wish to understand the political forces at work at its conception. It will be valuable especially to students of modern history and politics.

Author : Terry D. Clark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315498713

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Beyond Post-communist Studies by Terry D. Clark Pdf

This book makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as fully consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science research, and not consigned forever to a transitional category encompassing countries that are now fully democracies as well as some that are not democratic at all. The author outlines the steps of another transition - from post-communist studies to political science research. He demonstrates how institutionalist, or rational choice, theories can be applied to the analysis of political processes in the successfully democratized countries, and proposes a new research agenda for political scientists studying the region. The results of this work can enrich political science as well as our understanding of both democracy and the polities of contemporary Eastern Europe.

Author : Michael P. Fogarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351386722

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Routledge Revivals: Christian Democracy in Western Europe (1957) by Michael P. Fogarty Pdf

First published in 1957, this book is a detailed analysis on Christian Democracy, a movement backed by Protestants as well as Catholics, which has become one of the great social forces of Western Europe. It is strong in eight countries. The first half of Fogarty’s book sets out what the many Christian-Democratic movements stand for. The second part of the book shows how these movements began, how they have grown, changed, and consolidated, and how they developed into the mid-20th century. This is a broad and useful survey which delves the history, nature and significance of the Christian Democratic movements in Europe. In Fogarty’s analysis, Christian Democracy may indeed bring about a renewed unity of the Christian tradition in Western society.

Author : Michael Fleet
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400855049

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The Rise and Fall of Chilean Christian Democracy by Michael Fleet Pdf

Michael Fleet presents a balanced picture of the Chilean Christian Democratic party, explaining the dramatic changes it has undergone during the twenty-five years since its emergence as a significant political force. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Elizabeth Teague,Julie Smith
Publisher : Greucpat Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110971236

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Democracy in the New Europe by Elizabeth Teague,Julie Smith Pdf

Author : K. Beyme
Publisher : Springer
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230374331

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Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe by K. Beyme Pdf

This is the first comprehensive study of the transition to democracy in Eastern Europe which includes the processes in party-formation, political culture-building, institution-building and economic transformation, and to differentiate between areas and countries. East and southeastern Europe are included as well as the Republics of the former Soviet Union. The theories of transformation to democracy developed in former transitions, such as 1919, 1945 and the 1970s are tested in the case of Eastern Europe. In many areas the picture developed by the author is not very optimistic. He feels that 'Anocracy', a mixture between democracy and authoritarian regimes, is likely to develop in many countries.

Author : Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108421669

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What is Christian Democracy? by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti Pdf

A comprehensive global study of the political ideology of Christian Democracy, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

Author : Niels C., Jr. Nielsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429970238

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Christianity After Communism by Niels C., Jr. Nielsen Pdf

Specialists from Europe and the US investigate the current and changing role of religion in post-communist Russia. Drawing upon Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Roman Catholic points of view, they examine the Russian religious attitudes, activities and institutions, and explore the ways in which religion will significantly impact emerging social and political questions there. The volume should be of use to scholars of Russian politics, society, and religion and for anyone interested in the emerging culture of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.