Christian Democracy and Conservatism on Demography: Some Explorations

In: European view: EV, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 303-307

Abstract

Although demography has never figured prominently in contemporary political ideologies, there may be a great need to include such issues as demographic changes accelerate. This article seeks to offer a framework within the ideology of Christian Democracy and Conservatism for demographic change. The author's argument centres on divergent and shared characteristics of Christian Democracy and Conservatism which would provide a window of understanding on demography policies. What these two ideologies appear to have in common on demographic issues are their shared support for individual human rights, their subscription to the primacy of the community and their pragmatic viewpoint.