Morality Policies in Europe Concepts, Theories and Empirical Evidence Journal of European Public Policy Series
Coordonnateur : Knill Christoph
The regulation of issues like abortion, euthanasia, gun control, same-sex unions, pornography, prostitution, drugs, or gambling is commonly referred to a special class of so called morality policies. The distinctive feature of these policies is that politics are shaped by conflicts over first principle: When does life end? When does it begin? Is gambling, drug consumption or prostitution inherently malignant? The regulation of these value conflicts entails decisions about "right" or "wrong" and hence the "validation of a particular set of basic values". Yet there is still a remarkable lack of scholarly attention on morality policies, in particular with regard to general implications for the study of public policy. To stimulate further research in this area, this book focuses on different concepts and theories of morality policy change in European countries. 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.
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
Date de parution : 11-2013
17.4x24.6 cm
Date de parution : 09-2015
17.4x24.6 cm
Thèmes de Morality Policies in Europe :
Mots-clés :
Human Embryonic Stem Cell; Embryonic Stem Cell; Knill; Morality Policy; Europe; Morality Policy Makes; morality; Policy Issues; policies; Public Administration; gambling; Embryonic Stem Cell Research; prostitution; Non-morality Issues; euthanasia; Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research; gun control; Therapeutic Cloning; same-sex marriage; Stem Cell Research; Stephan Heichel; Morality Frames; Sophie Schmitt; Stem Cell; Isabelle Engeli; Embryo Research; Christoffer Green-Pedersen; Christian Democratic Parties; Lars Thorup Larsen; Permissive Policies; Donley T; Studlar; Status Quo Coalition; Alessandro Cagossi; Shooting Rampages; Robert D; Duval; Comparative Public Policy Literature; Eva-Maria Euchner; Gun Policy; Kerstin Nebel; Change Coalition; Andreas Raschzok; FsQCA; Steffen Hurka; Veto Players; Christine Rothmayr Allison; Configurational Comparative Methods; Caroline Preidel; Confessional Parties; Michael Mintrom