Catholic Power in the Netherlands
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 1981
255 pages
978-0-7735-6077-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the role of the Dutch Catholic church, and especially of the bishops, in ensuring the solidarity of the Catholic subculture for so many years and, more remarkably, in promoting drastic social and political changes after Vatican II. This development transformed one of the most orthodox churches in Western Europe into the most radical and, as Professor Bakvis demonstrates, led to the decline and fall of the largest political party in the Netherlands. The author also discusses the recent formulation of the Christian Democratic party and the impact of John Paul II''s pontificate. He has drawn upon interviews with priests and politicians, as well as survey and ecological data, in his portrayal of life inside the Catholic subculture at both the grass-roots and the elite levels. The result is a substantial contribution to our understanding of the interaction of religion and politics in a plural society and the sources of party loyalty and subcultural cohesion.
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Herman Bakvis
Catholic Power in the Netherlands
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12/1981
McGill-Queen's University Press
€154.50
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Poli Sci, Dalhousie U
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Dutch Catholic Community: Ethnicity, Ideology, Organization, and Clientele
- 1. The Ethnic Dimension
- 2. Ideology
- 3. Organization
- 4. Clientele
- 5. Summary
- 3 Dutch Catholic Politics
- 1. The Catholic Party
- 2. Mobilization
- 3. The Vote
- 4. Summary
- 4 The Theological Revolt and Changes in the Catholic Community
- 1. Changes within the Church
- 2. Changes in the Clientele
- 3. Mobilization
- 4. Socio-Economic Organizations and Deconfessionalization
- 5. Summary
- 5 The Catholic Party: Decline and Fall, 1963-1980
- 1. Organizational Decline
- 2. The Vote, 1963-1977
- 3. Summary
- 6 Conclusion: Political Change and the Future of Catholic Power
- Appendixes
- 1 Interview Procedures
- 2 Aggregate Data and the Catholic Vote
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
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