RT Journal Article
T1 The Catholic Church and Consolidation of Democratic Civil Society in Spain
A1 Requena-Santos, Félix
K1 España - Iglesia Católica
K1 España - Historia - 1975-1982 (Transición)
K1 Sociedad civil
AB This article examines how the Catholic Church assisted the transition to democracy and consolidation of democratic civil society in Spain through a position of political neutrality. By abstaining from any active role in political parties, abandoning pretence of moral monopoly and embracing pluralism, it helped facilitate the establishment of civil society. Analytically, the path dependence mechanism, Huntington’s theory of democratisation and the secularisation of religion theory are used to explain the how the Spanish Catholic Church helped establish the bases of civil society in democratic Spain.
PB Taylor & Francis Online
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28707
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28707
LA eng
NO Requena, Felix (2019) “The Catholic Church and consolidation of democratic civil society in Spain”  Journal of Civil Society, Vol. 15, 3: 249-266
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026