This book analyses the influence of religion on political parties and party politics in contemporary democracies. To do so, it compares five cases of democracie

To the surprise of both academics and policy-makers, religion has not been relegated entirely to the private sphere; quite the contrary. Over the last few decad

The book provides an original typology of religiously oriented parties that is a useful guide to understand their nature, their organisational models and, cruci

To the surprise of both academics and policy-makers, religion has not been relegated entirely to the private sphere; quite the contrary. Over the last few decad

Contributors to this book are particularly interested in expanding our understanding of what helps, or hurts, successful democratic transition attempts in count