European Culture Wars and the Italian Case: Which Side Are You On?

ISBN-13: 9780367598167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 239 str.

Luca Ozzano; Alberta Giorgi

Opis

This book is to understand the European political debate about contentious issues framed in terms of religious values by religious and/or secular actors in 21^st century, focusing specifically on the Italian case, which, due to its peculiar history and contemporary political landscape, is a paradigmatic case for the study of the relati

Spis treści

Introduction. 1. Religion, Secularism, and the Public Sphere  2. Religion and Politics in Italy  3. Methodology of Research  4. LGBT rights and same-sex unions  5. The beginning of life: Abortion and stem cells research  6. The end of life: Euthanasia  7. Religious instruction and religion in education  8. The mosque: An Exception to Religious Freedom?  9. The Muslim dress code  10. National Identity on the Cross  11. Framing the issues  12. Actors and coalitions. Conclusion: Culture Wars, Italy and Europe

O autorze

Luca Ozzano, researcher at the University of Turin (Torino), Italy.

Alberta Giorgi, Lecturer, University of Coimbra, Portugal.