Does Religion Matter?: Christianity and Public Support for the European Union

European Union Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-217

  Nelsen, Brent F ^a   Guth, James L ^a   Fraser, Cleveland R ^a  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; European integration; postmaterialism; public opinion; religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996182918     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116501002002003     Document Type: Article

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