Catholicism and the Welfare State in Secular France

Preface

PART I
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Introduction
Catholicism and the Welfare State: Beyond Christian Democracy
Studying the Role of Catholicism in Social Policy Developments
Outline of the Book

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Catholicism and the Welfare State in a Reactionary Regime (1940-1944)
Catholicism and Politics in Vichy France
Social Policies during the Vichy Regime
The Expansion of Social Protection
The Reorganization of Public Hospitals
An Authoritarian Corporatist Reform 45 A Legacy for Post-war Reformers

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Foundation and Consolidation of a Christian Democratic Welfare State (1944-1959)
The Roots of Christian Democratic Social Reformism
Foundation and Development of a Christian Democratic Welfare State
The New Institutional Organization of Social Security
Family Policies
Housing Policies
A Christian Democratic Welfare State?

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Catholicism in the Years of Gaullism and Mitterrandism (1959-1995)
The Social Reforms of Gaullist and Right-wing Governments
The Reform of 1967 78 Family Policies under the Right in Power
Moral Liberalization of Social Legislation
Decline of Family Benefits
Support for Larger Families
Support for Working Mothers
The Mitterrand Years 88 Renovating the Démocratie Sociale
Modernizing Family Policies
Moral Liberalization of Family Legislation
Increasing Family Benefits
Support for Smaller Families
Promotion of Work-family Reconciliation Policies
Great Disillusions?


PART II
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A Period of Changes
Catholicism in Contemporary France: Some Observations
Weakening Values?
A Church in Decline?
Do Catholic Values Still Play a Role in French Politics?
Catholicism and Civil Society
Entering a Post-secular Era: Secularization, Civic Engagement, and New Social Mobilization

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Social Catholicism in an Age of Permanent Austerity
Housing Policies and Social Catholicism
Early and Contradictory Developments
Increasing Activism
Toward a New Alliance?
Evaluating Values in Action

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New Ideological Conflicts?
Against Same-sex Marriage
Troubles in the Church
The Political Support for the Anti-gay Marriage Campaign
The Opposition of Civil Society
Influence on Policy Outcomes
Abortion: A Still Open Question
New Ideological Conflicts?

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A Contribution to a Theory on the Mobilization of Catholicism in Secular Societies
Continuities and Changes in a Long Story
A Way Ahead
Concluding Remarks


Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index of Persons
Colophon