1st Edition

Political Catholicism and Euroscepticism The Deviant Case of Poland in Comparative Perspective

By Bartosz Napieralski Copyright 2018
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the phenomena of both Political Catholicism and the growth of Euroscepticism across Eastern and Western Europe. It focuses in particular on Political Catholicism in Poland, but sets this in its wider European context. It examines the nature of Political Catholicism as a political movement, discusses the circumstances in which Political Catholicism, which has traditionally been... Read more

1. Introduction









2. Setting the scene – Euroscepticism, religion and politics











3. The nature of political Catholicism











4. Political Catholicism in Poland











5. Party-based Euroscepticism in Poland and the role of political Catholicism











6. Political Catholicism and Euroscepticism – the deviant case of Poland?











7. Political Catholicism and European integration – a comparative perspective











8. Conclusions: religion and Euroscepticism







Biography

Bartosz Napieralski completed his doctorate at the University of Sussex, Sussex European Institute, UK.