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Mapping the relationship between religion and social policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2020

Emmanuele Pavolini ,
Daniel Béland  and
Rana Jawad
Emmanuele Pavolini
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Communication, and International Relations, Macerata University, Macerata, Italy
Daniel Béland*
Affiliation:
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Saskatoon, Canada
Rana Jawad
Affiliation:
Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK
*
CONTACT Daniel Béland [email protected] Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, 101 Diefenbaker Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Abstract

Religion is a major aspect of human life that directly intersects with a number of social policy issues. Although much has been written about the religion-social policy nexus, the literature remains overly fragmented. Focusing primarily on Western Europe and North America, this review essay seeks to create a fruitful dialogue among the three main streams of research in the area, which respectively that focus on political parties, faith-based organisations, and individual behaviour. This essay has the goal of formulating a new, integrated agenda for future research on the religion and social policy nexus that also extends beyond Western societies.

Keywords

Religionsocial policywelfare statefaith-based-organizationspolitical partiesindividual behaviour
Type
Review Article
Information
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , October 2017 , pp. 240 - 260
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Copyright © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

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