Christian Democratic actors and thinkers have been at the forefront of many of the twentieth century's key political battles - from the construction of the inte

Kalyvas also lays a foundation for a theory of the Christian Democratic phenomenon which would specify the conditions under which confessional parties succeed a

A pioneering exploration of the origins of German Christian Democracy in the context of 19th- and 20th-century politics and religion

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Debates on the role of Christian Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe too often remain strongly tied to national historiographies. With the edited collection