Christian Democracy and the Origins of European Union

Klappentext This book considers the role of European Christian democratic parties in the making of the European Union. Zusammenfassung A radical study of the role of European Christian democratic parties in the making of the European Union. It re-conceptualises European integration in long-term historical perspective as the outcome of the partisan competition of political ideologies and parties and their guiding ideas for the future of Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. All paths to Rome? Transnational Catholicism in the nineteenth century; 2. Under siege: Catholic parties in interwar Europe; 3. After Versailles: left-Catholic cooperation; 4. In the shadow of dictatorship: contacts in exile; 5. Hegemony by default: Christian democracy in postwar Europe; 6. Creating core Europe: the rise of the party network; 7. Deepening integration: the supranational coalition embattled; 8. Informal politics: from Rome to Maastricht.

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• Authors: Wolfram Kaiser, Wolfram (Professor of European Studies Kaiser, Kaiser Wolfram
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521173971
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17397-1
• No. of pages: 390
• Series: New Studies in European History; New Studies in European Histor; New Studies in European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, EU (European Union), International institutions, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, EU & European institutions, Social groups: religious groups and communities