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Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries

Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries. Roderick Sluiter. Supervisors: Ariana Need, Wout Ultee. Roderick Sluiter – ICS May Day 2008. Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries. Research Question.

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Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries

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  1. Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries Roderick Sluiter Supervisors: Ariana Need, Wout Ultee

  2. Roderick Sluiter – ICS May Day 2008 Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries Research Question RQ1:Under which circumstances do issues on abortion appear on the political agenda? RQ2:Under which circumstances are which laws on abortion introduced?

  3. Roderick Sluiter – ICS May Day 2008 Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries Morality Policy Theory T.J. Lowi: “Different types of policies lead to different types of political activity” Actors: Macro-level: Political Party Elite, Mass Media Meso-level: Interest Groups, Churches Micro-level: Mass (Public Opinion), Party Supporters Restrictions: (a.o.) Neighbour States, Economic Growth, Gender Empowerment

  4. Roderick Sluiter – ICS May Day 2008 Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries Scientific Progress Progress in Threefold: 1. More countries over a larger period of time 2. Introducing mass media as an actor 3. Focus on the introduction of the abortion issue on the political agenda

  5. Roderick Sluiter – ICS May Day 2008 Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries Data and Methodological Approach Seven Data Sources (period: 1960-present) - Official statistics - Public opinion surveys, fertility surveys - Political party programmes - Church publications - Articles in media - Parliamentary Documents - Laws Methods: - Data with Repeated Measures Structure - Duration Models for Repeated Events

  6. Roderick Sluiter – ICS May Day 2008 Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries Project Outline • Chapter 2: Focus on Europe • Chapter 3: Focus on the States of America • Interlude: Describing Abortion Laws in Highly Industrial Countries • Chapter 4: Focus on the Introduction of the Abortion Issue on the Political Agenda • Chapter 5: Focus on the Introduction of Abortion Law in Highly Industrialized Countries

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