Global Publics, Political Parties and Morality: An Analysis Based on the World Values Survey
About this ebook
Essential for scholars, policymakers, and religious communities, this book challenges the notion that secularization is inevitable and explores the complex relationship between faith, politics, and global development.
“In this book, Arno Tausch, a political scientist associated with the University of the Free State in South Africa, impressively demonstrates that the Western political left would be well advised to return to the fundamental values of social democracy that are open to world religions, as set out by Karl Polanyi, rather than following the ideas of Michel Foucault and Judith Butler. From the perspective of the Global South, he radically reveals how the Western world is moving away from the ethical imperatives of world religions. This is a disturbing yet highly topical issue, as evidenced by the recent elections in America.”
Werner J. Patzelt, Professor Emeritus of Political Systems and Comparative Politics, TU Dresden / MCC Brussels, Visiting Professor of Research
“Incisive and erudite, Arno Tausch’s latest offering Global Publics, Political Parties and Morality: An analysis based on the World Values Survey is a magnificent account of the state of the politicisation of faith in different contexts. Theoretically anchored and empirically rich, this book is a must for those seeking to grapple with the place of religion in our fragile polities”.
Professor Hussein Solomon, Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa
About the author
Arno Tausch is currently a visiting professor of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He is also an adjunct professor of Political Science at Innsbruck University, Department of Political Science, Innsbruck University, Austria (since 1988). Tausch authored or co-authored books and articles for major international publishers and journals, including 33 books in English, 2 books in French, 9 books in German, and currently 123 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 32 articles in edited volumes, and numerous press articles in the media of several countries.
