Religion and Mass Electoral Behaviour in Europe

Description

The onset of a new millennium has given renewed impetus to the study of religion and its place in the secular world. Religion and Mass Electoral Behaviour in Europe is an innovative, cutting-edge study which focuses on the question of whether - and how - religion continues to influence and shape electoral behaviour across Europe. With exceptional detail, this book presents empirical data drawn from a range of country case studies to provide examples of different religious experiences and relationships. Areas covered include: the Lutheran traditions linking the Scandinavian countries the mix of Catholic and Protestant in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands the Catholic heart-lands of France, Spain and Italy the emergence of Hungary and Poland from the state-imposed atheism of the Cold War. Contributors include highly respected specialists in the field who question current popular notions such as the 'death of God', and ask if these are necessarily permanent features of the politics of modern Europe.