Church, state, and democracy in expanding Europe

Description:

Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu examine the relationship between religion and politics in ten former communist Eastern European countries, showing church-state relations in the new EU member states through study of political representation for church leaders, governmental subsidies, registration of religions by the state, and religious instruction in public schools.

subjects: Politics and government,  Religion,  European Union,  Church and state,  Etat,  Postcommunisme,  Kyrkan och staten,  Laïcité,  Mitgliedsstaaten,  Eglises chrétiennes,  Kirche,  Trennung,  Staat,  UE/CE Etats membres,  Politik och förvaltning,  Religions,  Aspects politiques,  Démocratisation,  Europeiska unionen,  Analyse comparative,  Church and state, europe,  Europe, eastern, politics and government, 1989-

Places: Eastern Europe,  Former communist countries

Times: 1989-