The chapter is a compilation of international research on the impact of parental cancer, as well as the policy and practice which have an impact on how children, young people and families experience parental cancer. More research is needed in different areas of the world as well as more culturally sensitive information is also needed. Some areas of the world lack appropriate databases and policy to understand the magnitude of parental cancer but also to be able to provide culturally sensitive supports. Cultural aspects such as socio-economic backgrounds, parenting practices and family characteristics are cultural determinants of cancer. The book makes the case for healthcare practitioners to have more culturally sensitive practices to support individual families and their needs.

This chapter provides the international context within which the French parliament passed restrictive laws regarding Muslims’ public manifestation of religious symbols. It reviews the rise of Islamophobia globally and in Europe and looks at how it framed the debate about Muslims in the French public sphere.

This chapter looks at the significant influence Turkey’s bid for membership of the European Union had on Turkish state policies toward the Christian minority. The Turkish public and politicians paid considerable attention to the European Commission’s progress reports on Turkey, resolutions passed in the European parliament about Turkey, and official statements of European leaders on Christians in Turkey. These reports, resolutions, and statements have influenced domestic policy discourses in Turkey as domestic actors used them to advance their positions.

This chapter summarizes the major theoretical contributions and empirical findings of the book. It restates the causal mechanisms through which Turkish and French states changed their policies toward Christian and Muslim minorities, respectively. Finally, it discusses how the analysis of the interaction between international context and domestic actors can contribute to scholarship on the study of religion and politics in general, and religious freedoms in particular.