Christian Democracy in the Election Manifestos of the Croatian Democratic Union from 2003 to 2020

U radu Demokršćanstvo u izbornim programima Hrvatske demokratske zajednice od 2003. do 2020. godine analizira se prisutnost demokršćanske političke ideologije u izbornim programima Hrvatske demokratske zajednice (HDZ). Istraživanje se temelji na morfološkom pristupu analizi političkih ideologija kojim su utvrđeni središnji politički koncepti demokršćanske ideologije. Prema političkom teoretičaru Carlu Invernizziju Accettiju to su antimaterijalistička filozofija povijesti, personalizam, popularizam, supsidijarnost, socijalni kapitalizam i kršćansko nadahnuće. Preko spomenutih političkih koncepata, odnosno njihovih empirijskih indikatora, istraživat će se prisutnost demokršćanske ideologije u izbornim programima HDZ-a, političke stranke koja je često povezivana s demokršćanskim idejama i vrijednostima. U tu svrhu će se provesti kvalitativna analiza sadržaja izbornih programa navedene političke stranke od 2003. do 2020. i za potrebe analize postavljene su četiri hipoteze. Analizom prisutnosti demokršćanstva u izbornim programima HDZ-a pridonosi se objašnjavanju i razumijevanju ideološkog profila spomenute stranke, kao i boljem razumijevanju demokršćanstva kao političke ideologije koja je nedovoljno istražena u 21. stoljeću.Theses Christian Democracy in the Election Manifestos of the Croatian Democratic Union from 2003 to 2020 analyzes the presence of Christian Democratic political ideology in the election programs of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). The research is based on the morphological approach to the analysis of political ideologies, which determined the central political concepts of the Christian Democratic ideology. According to political theorist Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, these are anti-materialist philosophy of history, personalism, populism, subsidiarity, social capitalism and Christian inspiration. Through the aforementioned political concepts, that is, their empirical indicators, the presence of Christian Democratic ideology in the election programs of the HDZ, a political party that is often associated with Christian Democratic ideas and values, will be investigated for this purpose, a qualitative analysis of the content of the election programs of the mentioned political party from 2003 to 2020 will be conducted, and for the purposes of the analysis, four hypotheses have been set. Analyzing the presence of Christian Democracy in the election programs of the HDZ contributes to the explanation and understanding of the ideological profile of the mentioned party, as well as a better understanding of Christian Democracy as a political ideology that is insufficiently researched in the 21st century