Religion and politics in the European Union : the secular canopy

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Religion and politics in the European Union : the secular canopy

François Foret

(Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics)

Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-314) and index

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Description

This book analyzes the place and influence of religion in European politics. Francois Foret presents the first data ever collected on the religious beliefs of European decision makers and what they do with these beliefs. Discussing popular assumptions such as the return of religion, aggressive European secularism, and religious lobbying, Foret offers objective data and non-normative conceptual frameworks to clarify some major issues in the contemporary political debate.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Religion in the framing of a European polity
  • 2. Religion in the selection of European rulers: is the EU Christian democratic, secularist, or neutral?
  • 3. Religion in the European electoral process: more than a trace, less than a path
  • 4. Religion and political socialization in Brussels
  • 5. Religion and public action in the EU
  • 6. Legitimization of the EU: meeting religion in the public sphere
  • 7. Religion in the external identity of the EU
  • Appendix: presentation of the survey 'relep': method, sample, range, and limits of the data.

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