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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian democracy canonical | 46 |
| European Christian democracy | 3 |
| Christian democratic movement in Europe | 1 |
| Christian democratic parties | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian political ideology
ⓘ
center-right ideology ⓘ centrist ideology ⓘ political ideology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
ⓘ
Christian Democratic parties in Latin America ⓘ Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ European People’s Party ⓘ Christian Democracy (Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Christian Democracy
|
| developedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
communitarianism
ⓘ
family values ⓘ intermediate institutions between individual and state ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Europe
ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ parts of Asia ⓘ |
| hasCorePrinciple |
application of Christian ethics to public policy
ⓘ
commitment to democracy ⓘ common good ⓘ human dignity ⓘ social justice ⓘ solidarity ⓘ subsidiarity ⓘ |
| hasPositionOn |
moderate on immigration in many parties
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Protestant social thought ⓘ Quadragesimo Anno ⓘ
surface form:
Quadragesimo anno
social encyclical Rerum Novarum ⓘ
surface form:
Rerum novarum
liberal democracy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ personalism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ |
| opposes |
laissez-faire capitalism
ⓘ
socialist state ownership of the means of production ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christian left
ⓘ
Christian right ⓘ liberal conservatism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ social liberalism ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceIn | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| supports |
parliamentary democracy
ⓘ
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 (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
European Christian democracy
this entity surface form:
Christian democratic parties
this entity surface form:
European Christian democracy
subject surface form:
PDC (El Salvador)
this entity surface form:
European Christian democracy
subject surface form:
Christian Democratic Union (France)
subject surface form:
Christian Democratic Union (France)
subject surface form:
Luigi Sturzo
this entity surface form:
Christian democratic movement in Europe
subject surface form:
Social Catholicism