Christian democracy
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Christian democracy is a centrist to center-right political ideology that blends Christian ethical principles with democratic governance, social welfare, and support for a regulated market economy.
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Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian political ideology
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center-right ideology → centrist ideology → political ideology → |
| associatedWith |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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Christian Democratic parties in Latin America → Christian Social Union in Bavaria → European People’s Party → Italian Christian Democracy → |
| developedIn |
late 19th century
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| emphasizes |
communitarianism
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family values → intermediate institutions between individual and state → religious freedom → social cohesion → |
| geographicalScope |
Europe
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Latin America → parts of Africa → parts of Asia → |
| hasCorePrinciple |
application of Christian ethics to public policy
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commitment to democracy → common good → human dignity → social justice → solidarity → subsidiarity → |
| hasPositionOn |
moderate on immigration in many parties
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often socially conservative on moral issues → supports environmental stewardship → supports labor rights → supports mixed economy → supports progressive taxation → supports social insurance → |
| influencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
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Protestant social thought → Quadragesimo anno → Rerum novarum → liberal democracy → natural law theory → personalism → social conservatism → |
| opposes |
laissez-faire capitalism
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socialist state ownership of the means of production → |
| originatedIn |
Europe
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| relatedTo |
Christian left
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Christian right → liberal conservatism → social conservatism → social liberalism → |
| roseToProminenceIn |
post–World War II period
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| supports |
parliamentary democracy
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private property → regulated market economy → representative democracy → social market economy → social partnership between labor and capital → social welfare policies → trade unions → welfare state → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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CD&V
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CDA → Fine Gael → Maxime Verhagen → People of Freedom → Stanisław Mikołajczyk → VVD–D66–CDA–CU → Young Union of Germany → |
ideology |
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Rhenish capitalism
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social market economy → |
influencedBy |
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Luigi Sturzo
("European Christian democracy")
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influenced |
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Luigi Sturzo
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movement |
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José María Gil-Robles
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politicalIdeology |