Morality Policies in Europe: Concepts, Theories and Empirical Evidence

ISBN-13: 9781138954656 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str.

Christoph Knill;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This book focuses on different concepts and theories of morality policy change in Europe. It is based on a broad and comparative empirical perspective on different morality issues, including, for instance, the regulation of prostitution, abortion, euthanasia, gambling, drugs, as well as gun controls.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The study of morality policy: analytical implications from a public policy perspective  2. Public policy meets morality: conceptual and theoretical challenges in the analysis of morality policy change  3. The puzzle of permissiveness: understanding policy processes concerning morality issues  4. Is morality policy different? Institutional explanations for post-war Western Europe  5. From ‘morality’ policy to ‘normal’ policy: framing of drug consumption and gambling in Germany and the Netherlands and their regulatory consequences  6. Framing and policy change after shooting rampages: a comparative analysis of discourse networks  7. Diverging against all odds? Regulatory paths in embryonic stem cell research across Western Europe  8. Regulating prostitution and same-sex marriage in Italy and Spain: the interplay of political and societal veto players in two catholic societies  9. Policy entrepreneurs and controversial science: governing human embryonic stem cell research

O autorze

Christoph Knill is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz, Germany.