Using welfare as a prism, Religion and Welfare in Europe explores regional conceptions and variations in welfare and religion across Europe. Methodological approaches to research and practice draw thematic comparisons on these issues using case studies focused on gendered and minority perspectives as they relate to the varied provision of social welfare in selected European countries. Contributors offer comparative insights on majority-minority relations concerning practices, patterns and mechanisms of social welfare provision, explaining how these lead to conflict, cohesion or – as is so often the case – the grey area in between. The book will be of interest not only to religion and social policy researchers, but to welfare practitioners and policy advisors with a particular interest in the interaction between religion, social welfare, minorities and gender.
| ISBN: | 9781447318972 |
| Publication date: | 13th September 2017 |
| Author: | Grace (Centre for European Studies, University of Exeter) Davie, Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon, Anne Birgitta Pessi, Effie (H Fokas |
| Publisher: | Policy Press an imprint of Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities Social welfare and social services Migration, immigration and emigration |