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The social origins of Christian democracy: rural–urban migration, interest group preemption, and the rise of the Catholic workers’ movement

Walter, André

Oxford University Press 2022-07

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  • Título:
    The social origins of Christian democracy: rural–urban migration, interest group preemption, and the rise of the Catholic workers’ movement
  • Autor: Walter, André
  • Assuntos: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Sociology and Political Science ; Institute of Political Science ; Political science
  • Notas: Walter, André (2022). The social origins of Christian democracy: rural–urban migration, interest group preemption, and the rise of the Catholic workers’ movement. Socio-Economic Review, 20(2):687-710.
    10.1093/ser/mwaa014
    https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/222696/
  • Descrição: Despite the importance of Christian democracy for economic and social policies throughout the 20th century, we know very little about the incorporation of labor interests into Catholic parties. Existing accounts claim that the formation of Catholic worker organizations is rooted in the process of industrialization and reforms of Catholic social teachings. In contrast, I argue that the integration of the workers’ wing was dependent on the position of farmers’ and business associations within Catholic parties and the integrative capacities of local religious institutions. The migration of Catholics from peripheral to industrialized areas put pressure on Catholic elites in urban centers to integrate workers via class-based associations. In contrast, entrenched interest groups of farmers and businesses, as well as clerical associations, fend off the creation of workers’ associations in rural regions in which industrialization took place. My argument is supported by newly collected district-level and survey data.
  • Editor: Oxford University Press
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2022-07
  • Idioma: Inglês

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