Naslov
Contentious Politics in Transitional Societies: The Rise and (Partial) Success of the Conservative Religious-political Movement in Croatia

Autori
Petričušić, Antonija ; Čehulić, Mateja ; Čepo, Dario

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
13th ESA Conference "(Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities"

Mjesto i datum
Atena, Grčka, 29.08.2017. - 01.09.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
civic initiative ; religious-political movement

Sažetak
This paper explores a connection between religion and contemporary politics in Croatia by analyzing a cycle of contention in which the conservative civic initiative “In the Name of the Family” (U ime obitelji) managed to collect more than 700, 000 signatures in May 2013 which served as a ground for a nation-wide referendum in November 2013 which introduced the Constitutional definition of marriage as an exclusive union of a man and a woman. This civic initiative is a segment of a broader religious-political movement that emerged in the course of the last decade and that seems connected globally to other conservative organizations and initiatives that advocate for decrease of secular influence on the family, oppose sexual and reproductive rights and argue in favor of religious freedoms. The religious nature of the Croatian religious-political movement is confirmed by an array of issues that the movement has chosen as it cultural frame: protection of a traditional family ; opposition to a same-sex marriage ; protection of life from an inception to a natural death ; advocating the rights of parents to decide on the value-related content of their children’s education. The political nature of the movement is manifested through its attempts to scrap the legislation and practices of both state and private institutions that are contradicting the value system of the Catholic majority. The religious-political nexus of the movement is confirmed by its continuous involvement in law and policy making.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

POVEZANOST RADA