Religion and Politics in the European Union

The Secular Canopy

François Foret author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Feb '15

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Religion and Politics in the European Union cover

This book analyzes the place and influence of religion in European politics. François 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.

'Foret's closely argued and impressively researched book builds on the MEPs' survey with fieldwork in Brussels, Strasbourg, and Washington, and overall provides a fascinating overview of the role of religion in one of the EU's few democratically-accountable institutions.' Jeffrey Haynes, Democratization

ISBN: 9781107082717

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 28mm

Weight: 660g

338 pages