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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.

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Author:   David Broughton ,  Hans-Martien ten Napel
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v.19
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780415201292

ISBN 10:   0415201292
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction David Broughton and Hans-Martien ten Napel 2. The political culture of secularisation: European trends and comparative perspectives Brian Girvin 3. Reading the runes: the religious factor in Scandinavian electoral politics John Madeley 4. A confessional cleavage resurrected? The denominational vote in Britain David Seawright 5. The ever-shallower cleavage: religion and electoral politics in Germany Geoffrey K. Roberts 6. The bells toll no more: the declining influence of religion on voting behaviour in the Netherlands Joop J.M. Van Holsteyn and Galen A. Irwin 7. Religious voting in a secular frame Pierre Bréchon8. An elusive cleavage? Religiosity and party choice in Spain José Ramón Montero and Kerman Calvo 9. Italy: a dramatic case of secularisation? Mark Donovan 10. Religious and clerical polarisation in Hungary Zsolt Enyedi 11. The religious base of politics in post-communist Poland: a case of bounded secularisation Kenneth ka-loc Chan 12. Conclusion: European exceptionalism? David Broughton and Hans-Martien ten Napel

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