Religion and Euroscepticism: Cleavages, religious parties and churches in EU member states

West European Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1190-1211

  Minkenberg, Michael ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956243799     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380903230660     Document Type: Article

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