Does religion still matter? Religion and public attitudes toward integration in Europe

Politics and Religion

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-26

  Nelsen, Brent F ^a   Guth, James L ^a   Highsmith, Brian ^a  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956138331     PISSN: 17550483     EISSN: 17550491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755048310000507     Document Type: Article

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