Mapping the relationship between religion and social policy

Pavolini, Emmanuele; Béland, Daniel; Jawad, Rana

doi:10.1080/21699763.2017.1363801

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“…Finally, previous literature shows religious beliefs affects support for welfare state benefits (e.g. Algan and Cahuc, 2006; Pavolini et al, 2017). More religious people could be expected to support a UBI since it provides everyone with a minimum to survive on.…”

Section: The Political Economy Of Individual Support For Ubimentioning

confidence: 86%

The political economy of individual-level support for the basic income in Europe

Vlandas

2020

Journal of European Social Policy

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There is a long-standing debate in academic and policymaking circles about the normative merits and economic effects of a universal basic income (UBI). However, existing literature does not sufficiently address the question of which factors are associated with individual support for a UBI. While a large literature in political economy has focused on individual preferences for existing welfare state benefits, it has not analysed the case of a UBI. Using the eighth wave of the European Social Survey (ESS), this article seeks to remedy this gap by analysing individual support for a UBI in 21 European countries. The findings from logistic regression analyses with country fixed effects are partly consistent with the expectations of previous social policy and political economy literatures. Younger, low-income, left-leaning individuals and the unemployed are more likely to support a UBI. Individuals with positive views of benefit recipients and/or high trust in political institutions are also more supportive, while anti-immigration attitudes are associated with lower support. By contrast, the patterns across occupations are mixed and male respondents appear slightly more supportive. Trade union membership is not statistically significant, perhaps because of contradictory effects: unions typically support new welfare state policies but they also have a key role in many existing welfare state schemes and may worry about individuals’ attachment to the labour market. At the cross-national level, support tends to be higher where benefit activation is more pronounced and unemployment benefits less generous. These results suggest one possible reason why countries with high support for a UBI have not introduced it: the mixed support among the left means a pro-UBI coalition has to draw on right-wing voters who may support it only with lower taxes and/or extensive replacement of welfare state benefits, which in turn may further alienate parts of the left.

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Section: The Political Economy Of Individual Support For Ubimentioning

confidence: 86%

The political economy of individual-level support for the basic income in Europe

Vlandas

2020

Journal of European Social Policy

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“…This principle shows, among other things, that citizens can create a community or institution in which aspects of their religion are constitutive. The government is forbidden to create religious institutions or communities (14).…”

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Strengthening Interreligious Studies and Interfaith Dialogue in Asia: A Preliminary Overview

Regus¹

2022

KSS

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This paper attempts to elucidate the future of interreligious studies and interfaith dialogue in Asia’s landscape, which deals with the critical phase of religion and politics relationship. Nowadays, Asia is moving along a dangerous track, as religion is actively involved in political contestation. Thus, the emergence of what is called ethnopolitics is defining Asia’s trend. This article argues that the crisis in many Asian countries has crucial implications for inter-group relationships and coexistence. This paper also argues that the development and examination of interreligious studies and interfaith dialogue in this situation is not solely an academic activity. Interreligious studies can produce productive tools and mechanisms for challenging and reducing the negative impact of the relationship between religion and politics. Keywords: Religion; Politics; Conflict; Crisis; Interreligious Studies; Interfaith Dialogue; Asia

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“…More expansive welfare states also depend on solidarity values (Banting and Myles, 2013) going against strategies of ‘othering’ minorities. Moreover, welfare state expansion comprehended progressive changes that were linked to ‘the dissolution of the family by promoting individual rights and labour market integration of women’ (Pavolini et al ., 2017: 251), challenging conservative and religious values.…”

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Changes in Brazilian education policy and the rise of right‐wing populism

Alves

Segatto

Pineda

2021

British Educational Res J

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This article shows the intersections of right-wing conservative discourse and evangelical religious proselytism in shaping right-wing populist discourse in Brazil and its implications on the education policy in the last decade. Since re-democratisation in the 1980s, the policy path sought to guarantee progressive and inclusive public education, which became under threat due to the escalation of right-wing populist activism. In the last few years, the 'No Party School Movement' (NPSM) and the 'Evangelical Parliamentary Front' (EPF) established a tactical alliance. Affiliated members have been trying to pass various bills in different states and cities, stating that educators should not rely on ideological, political and partisan views, and should respect the 'traditional values' of families. Othering was a fundamental articulating mechanism of right-wing populist movements and politicians' actions to forge a discourse that attacks Paulo Freire's pedagogy, gender ideology and ancestral African religions. Through the analysis of different types of data, this interpretative case study deepens our understanding of the importance of right-wing discourse in forging influential political alliances influencing education public policy in Brazil. Understanding how right-wing populist activism creates enemies through othering educators, women, LGBT and black people is essential to analyse its influence on recent policy changes.

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Mapping the relationship between religion and social policy

Cited by 26 publications

References 55 publications

The political economy of individual-level support for the basic income in Europe

The political economy of individual-level support for the basic income in Europe

Strengthening Interreligious Studies and Interfaith Dialogue in Asia: A Preliminary Overview

Changes in Brazilian education policy and the rise of right‐wing populism

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