Christian Democracy in Europe since 1945

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Notes on Contributors......Page 8
Introduction......Page 9
1 Nationalism and Internationalism in European Christian Democracy......Page 16
2 Between Concentration Movement and People's Party: The Christian Democratic Union in Germany......Page 29
3 Succesful as a 'Go-Between': The Conservative People's Party in Switzerland......Page 41
4 The Primacy of Domestic Politics: Christian Democracy in the Netherlands......Page 55
5 The Zenith of Christian Democracy: The Christelijke Volkspartij/Parti Social Chretien in Belgium......Page 67
6 Entry of the Catholics into the Republic: The Mouvement Republicain Populaire in France......Page 82
7 Born for Government: The Democrazia Cristiana in Italy......Page 96
8 In Conflict with the Communist State: The Catholic Church and Catholic Political Organizations in Poland......Page 111
9 'Rescuing the Christian Occident' and 'Europe in Us': The People's Party in Austria......Page 129
10 Towards the One-Party State: Nascent Christian Democracy in Hungary......Page 143
11 A Missed Opportunity to Oppose State Socialism? The People's Party in Czechoslovakia......Page 159
12 European Christian Democracy in Comparison......Page 177
13 The Geneva Circle of West European Christian Democrats......Page 189
14 Transnational Christian Democracy: From the Nouvelles Equipes Internationales to the European People's Party......Page 202
Index......Page 217