Contents:
1. Introduction
David Broughton and
Hans-Martien ten Napel 2. The political culture of secularisation: European trends and comparative perspectives
Brian Girvin 3. Reading the runes: the religious factor in Scandinavian electoral politics
John Madeley 4. A confessional cleavage resurrected? The denominational vote in Britain
David Seawright 5. The ever-shallower cleavage: religion and electoral politics in Germany
Geoffrey K. Roberts 6. The bells toll no more: the declining influence of religion on voting behaviour in the Netherlands
Joop J.M. Van Holsteyn and
Galen A. Irwin 7. Religious voting in a secular frame
Pierre Bréchon 8. An elusive cleavage? Religiosity and party choice in Spain
José Ramón Montero and
Kerman Calvo 9. Italy: a dramatic case of secularisation?
Mark Donovan 10. Religious and clerical polarisation in Hungary
Zsolt Enyedi 11. The religious base of politics in post-communist Poland: a case of bounded secularisation
Kenneth ka-loc Chan 12. Conclusion: European exceptionalism?
David Broughton and
Hans-Martien ten Napel