Christian Democracy and Local Politics

In recent years the Eduardo Frei Foundation (a Dutch foundation for international solidarity which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic Party, the CDA) has issued various publications in English. These publications are either related to Christian Democratic ideology or are concerned with communication skills and the building of a party. ‘Christian Democracy and Local Politics’ is a different sort of publication. Here an attempt is made to show what the consequences of Christian democratic principles can be for local politics. Thus this publication is a combination of both ideology and the building of a party. The courses which the Eduardo Frei Foundation (EFS) run in Middle and Eastern Europe for related parties are mainly aimed at politicians who are, or will be, active in local politics. It is thus not surprising that various partners have asked the EFS to develop a manual dealing with the various aspects that a local politician may have to deal with. Keeping the request from the EFS partners in mind, a compilation has been made of parts of texts from recent CDA publications. (Preface, fragment)