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Research on Religion and Politics in selected European Union countries

New items added since we last met. I need to order these through Article Finder.

I scanned the listings from 237 articles in //West European Politics// to come up with just these few:

//West European Politics// Volume 35, Issue 4, 2012 "Explaining the Breakdown of the Religion–Vote Relationship in The Netherlands, 1971–2006" Giedo Jansen*, Nan Dirk de Graaf & Ariana Need pages 756-783

//West European Politics// Volume 33, Issue 4, 2010 "Religion between Nation and Europe: The French and Belgian ‘No’ to the Christian Heritage of Europe" François Foret* & Virginie Riva pages 791-809 http://arldocdel.iii.com/ARIEL_N0L6IJU_docrec3_20131113023822.PDF

//West European Politics// Volume 32, Issue 6, 2009 "Introduction: Religion and the European Union" Claes H. de Vreese*, Hajo G. Boomgaarden, Michael Minkenberg & Rens Vliegenthart pages 1181-1189 http://arldocdel.iii.com/31252.pdf

//West European Politics// Volume 32, Issue 6, 2009 "Religion and Euroscepticism: Cleavages, Religious Parties and Churches in EU Member States" Michael Minkenberg* pages 1190-1211 http://arldocdel.iii.com/880405.pdf

//West European Politics// Volume 32, Issue 6, 2009 "Religion and Euroscepticism: Direct, Indirect or No Effects?" Hajo G. Boomgaarden* & André Freire pages 1240-1265 http://arldocdel.iii.com/880410.pdf

//West European Politics// Volume 32, Issue 6, 2009 "Religion and Party Choice in Europe" Wouter van der Brug*, Sara B. Hobolt & Claes H. de Vreese pages 1266-1283 http://arldocdel.iii.com/880415.pdf

Put out your research tentacles and ask around about this:

European Evangelical Alliance http://ea-europe.org/

European Evangelicals end Annual Assembly http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/worldreports/152

World Evangelical Alliance Ask Kevin Mannoia, Mary Grams, Matt Browning http://www.worldea.org/


 * General Sources: Required reading for your paper**

Leustean, Lucian N., ed. //Representing Religion in the European Union: Does God Matter?// Routledge, 2013. "Does God Matter in the European Union?"/ Lucian N Leustean. Pages 1-31. [We will have copies available.]

François Foret, Xabier Itçaina, eds. //Politics of Religion in Western Europe: Modernities in conflict//? Routledge: 2011. "The Chaplains of Europe? Christian Interest Representation and EU Rationality"/ Pieterjan De Vlieger. Pages 74-81. [We will have copies of this one.]

Kselman, Thomas, and Buttigieg, Joseph A. //European Christian Democracy: Historical Legacies and Comparative Perspectives// (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003). "Christian democracy and the constitutional state in Western Europe, 1945-1995" / Emiel Lamberts, 121-137. [We will have copies of this one.]

Petr Fiala. "Religion and European Politics" []

"God and Caesar in Flux? Shifting Boundaries between Religion and Politics in Europe" [a panel discussion on video] []

"The American-Western European Values Gap" (Pew Research Center) Scroll down 60% of page to "Religion more important to Americans", then to "Religion and National Identity" []

Nelsen, Brent F., Guth, James L., and Fraser, Cleveland R., “Does Religion Matter? Christianity and Public Support for the European Union,” //European Union Politics// 2 (2001). Available on a PDF. []

Wouter van der Brug, Sara B. Hobolt, and Claes H. de Vreese. "Religion and Party Choice in Europe." //West European Politics// 32:1266-1283 (November 2009). [|**http://claesdevreese.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/van-den-brug-hobolt-de-vreese_2009_religion.pdf**]


 * Required:**

For your specific country, be sure to read carefully the website that is applicable:


 * France**

Religion, Ethics, and Politics in World Affairs: France (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/world-affairs/politics/By_Countries_Regions/France.cfm

Englund, Steven, "How Catholic Is France? You might be surprised," //Commonweal// (November 7, 2008): 12-18.

Kselman, Thomas, and Buttigieg, Joseph A. //European Christian Democracy: Historical Legacies and Comparative Perspectives// (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003). I have this one. "Suspended bridges to democracy: the uncertain origins of Christian democracy in France and Italy" / Raymond Grew, 11-42.


 * Germany**

Religion, Ethics, and Politics in World Affairs: Germany (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/world-affairs/politics/By_Countries_Regions/Germany.cfm


 * United Kingdom**

Religion, Ethics, and Politics in World Affairs: United Kingdom (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/world-affairs/politics/By_Countries_Regions/UnitedKingdom.cfm

François Foret, Xabier Itçaina, eds. //Politics of Religion in Western Europe: Modernities in conflict//? Routledge: 2011. "Christianity and British Politics: a neglected dimension"/ Martin Steven, 127-143.


 * Italy**

Religion, Ethics, and Politics in World Affairs: Italy (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/world-affairs/politics/By_Countries_Regions/Italy.cfm

Kselman, Thomas, and Buttigieg, Joseph A. //European Christian Democracy: Historical Legacies and Comparative Perspectives// (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003). I have this one. "Suspended bridges to democracy: the uncertain origins of Christian democracy in France and Italy" / Raymond Grew, 11-42. "From political Catholicism to Christian democracy: the development of Christian parties in modern Germany" / Winfried Becker, 93-120. "Christian democracy or Pacellian populism? Rival forms of postwar Italian political Catholicism" / Steven F. White, 199-227.

"The moral question": relations between Christian democrats and communists in Italy / Antonio A. Santucci, 228-239.


 * Netherlands**

Religion, Ethics, and Politics in World Affairs: Netherlands (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/world-affairs/politics/By_Countries_Regions/Netherlands.cfm


 * Spain**

Religion, Ethics, and Politics in World Affairs: Spain/Portugal (Santa Clara University) http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/world-affairs/politics/By_Countries_Regions/Spain.cfm


 * Use the following for specific recent material on your country:**

New York Times/BBC News/Reuters

SEARCH TERMS

Religion and politics--[your specific country]


 * Items which we may use.**

I need to get the books from LINK+ and determine if the articles are worth our time for this paper.

Soper, J. Christopher, and Fetzer, Joel. “Religion and Politics in Secular Europe: Cutting Against the Grain,” in Jelen, Ted G., and Wilcox, Clyde. //Religion in the Comparative Perspective: The One, the Few, and the Many// (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002), 169-94. Ordered from LINK+ on 7 November

Manuel, Paul Christopher, “Religion and Politics in Iberia: Clericalism, Anti-Clericalism, and Democratization in Portugal and Spain,” in Jelen, Ted Gerard, and Wilcox, Clyde. //Religion in the Comparative Perspective: The One, the Few, and the// Many (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002), 71-92.

Casanova, José, “Religion, European secular identities, and European integration,” in Byrnes, Timothy A., and Katzenstein, Peter J., eds. //Religion in an Expanding Europe// (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006), 65-92. Ordered from LINK+ on 7 November