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Title	Changing context, changing opportunities : the effect of political opportunity structures on the political evolution of the Roman Catholic church in Poland and Slovenia, 1992-2005
Author	Baker, Krista Frances.
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Political Science
Date	2009
Pagination	x, 297 leaves : ill.
Subject	Catholic Church--Political activity--Poland; Catholic Church--Political activity--Slovenia; Christianity and politics--Catholic Church; Poland--Politics and government; Slovenia--Politics and government;
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Political Science
Discipline	Political Science
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Poland Slovenia
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 264-284)
Abstract	The sweeping social, political, and economic changes that occurred over the period from 1992 to 2005 in Poland and Slovenia tested the Roman Catholic Church with a new structure of opportunities for and constraints upon political activity. The aim of this study was to discover how this shifting political opportunity structure affected the Church's ability to take part in the post-Communist political process. The relatively volatile nature of Polish politics, combined with a religiously adherent, yet somewhat skeptical, society presented the Polish Church with a political opportunity structure that was often variable, yet predominantly favourable for the Church. This allowed the Church to make considerable political gains. In contrast, the Slovene Church faced a remarkably different context than its Polish counterpart. A relatively stable political system and openly skeptical Slovene society presented few openings to the Church to attain a significant influence in politics and, aside from a few state concessions in the early 2000s, the Church was shut out of politics.
Type	Text
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a2953035
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(33.54 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Baker_KristaFrances.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	108713.cpd