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Major new 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 coordination 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.

History of Europe --- Political systems --- European Union --- Christian democratic parties --- Démocratie chrétienne --- Partis démocrates-chrétiens --- Aspect relgieux --- Démocratie chrétienne --- Partis démocrates-chrétiens --- Democracy --- Political parties --- 322 --- 323.0 --- 329 --- 334.150.0 --- EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Christianity --- de Staat en de kerk. Godsdienstbeleid. Sociale rol van de kerken --- Binnenlandse politiek: algemeenheden --- Politieke partijen --- Institutionele aspecten EG: algemeenheden --- E.U. --- History. --- Europe --- Politics and government --- Institutionele aspecten EG: algemeenheden. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- European Union. --- Christian democracy --- Démocratie --- Christianisme --- Politique et gouvernement --- Christianity and democracy --- Political parties - Europe. --- Democracy - Europe. --- Democracy - Religious aspects - Christianity. --- Europe - Politics and government - 1989 --- -Political parties --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- -Democracy --- Christianisme et politique --- 20e siècle --- Unité --- Origines