Public opinion about homosexuality varies substantially around the world. While residents in
some nations have embraced gay rights as human rights, people in many other countries …

Morality policies generally refer to issues in which political conflicts are shaped by debates
over first principle; ie, value conflicts are more important than instrumental considerations of …

This contribution examines morality policies from the perspective of the comparative public
policy literature. We analyse which concepts, theories and explanatory factors are useful …

Previous research on morality does not present a clear picture regarding religious effects on
abortion and same-sex partnership policies. An examination of the level of permissiveness …

As the number of European countries that recognise same-sex unions increases, so does
the number of countries that resists this institution. This trend runs counter to the …

This book analyzes the place and influence of religion in European politics. François Foret
presents the first data ever collected on the religious beliefs of European decision makers …

In this contribution, we comparatively analyse the discourse networks generated by three
shooting rampages. We formulate hypotheses on the extent to which (a) the framing …

Maciej Potz is a Full Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Systems,
Faculty of International and Political Studies, University of Łódź, Poland. He obtained his Ph …

This chapter summarizes the empirical findings and evaluates them in light of the theoretical
expectations. The chapter also elaborates on the project's leverage and alternative …

Employing two theories of morality policy, Policy Types and the" Two Worlds" of
religious/secular party systems, we describe and attempt to explain the empirical patterns for …