Book Cover; Title; Copyriht; Contents; Figure and tables; Abbreviations; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The political culture of secularisation; 3 Reading the runes; 4 A confessional cleavage resurrected?; 5 The ever-shallower cleavage; 6 The bells toll no more; 7 Religious voting in a secular France; 8 Religiosity and party choice in Spain; 9 Italy; 10 Religious and clerical polarisation in Hungary; 11 The religious base of politics in post-Communist Poland; 12 Conclusion; Index
Summary
An innovative, cutting-edge study, this book focuses on the question of whether - and how - religion continues to influence and shape electoral behaviour across Europe
