Values – politics – religion : : the European Values Study : in-depth analysis – interdisciplinary perspectives – future prospects / / edited by Regina Polak, Patrick Rohs.

• Superior document: Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations,
• TeilnehmendeR: Polak, Regina.; Rohs, Patrick.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations, 26
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 533 pages).

This open access book analyses the international data of the European Values Study (EVS 1990 - 2017), with a focus on the impact of religious on political values from empirical as well as theoretical perspectives, i.e. sociology, political and cultural studies, philosophy, ethics, theology and the l...

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Part I: Basic Research
• Chapter 2. Values: A Contested Concept. Problem Outline and Interdisciplinary Approaches
• Chapter 3. A Critical History of the Use of ‘European Values’
• Chapter 4. Transformations in the Religious and Moral Landscape in Europe?
• Part II: In-Depth Analysis
• Chapter 5. Political Values and Religion: A Comparison Between Western and Eastern Europe
• Chapter 6. Religion, Values and Politics: The Effect of Religiosity on Attitudes towards Immigrants and Muslims
• Chapter 7. Solidarity: A European Value?
• Chapter 8. The Invisibles: Religious and Political Values Among Different Social Classes
• Part III : Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• Chapter 9. Ethical and Theological Approaches to the Value Discourses in Europe
• Chapter 10. Values and Economy: How Companies Deal With Values
• Chapter 11. Values and Laws
• Part IV: Future Prospects
• Chapter 12. Perceptions of Social Challenges in Europe. Disentangling the Effects of Context, Social Structure, Religion, Values and Political Attitudes to Identify Potential Drivers of Societal Change
• Chapter 13. Values Education, Politics and Religion
• Chapter 14. Conclusions, Consequences, Challenges.