Christian Democracy and the Origins of European Union (New

Christian Democracy and the Origins of European Union (New Studies in European History)

Major study of the role of European Christian democratic parties in the making of the European Union. It radically re-conceptualises European integration in long-term historical perspective as the outcome of partisan competition of political ideologies and parties and their guiding ideas for the future of Europe. Wolfram Kaiser takes a comparative approach to political Catholicism in the nineteenth century, Catholic parties in interwar Europe and Christian democratic parties in postwar Europe and studies these parties' cross-border contacts and co-ordination of policy-making. He shows how well networked party elites ensured that the origins of European Union were predominately Christian democratic, with considerable repercussions for the present-day EU. The elites succeeded by intensifying their cross-border communication and coordinating their political tactics and policy making in government. This is a major contribution to the new transnational history of Europe and the history of European integration.

Country	USA
Author	Wolfram Kaiser
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521173971
Edition	Reissue
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0521173973
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Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	390
PublicationDate	2011-03-03
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Studio	Cambridge University Press
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Christian Democracy and the Origins of European Union (New Studies in European History)