Who Leads Leitkultur?: How Populist Claims about ‘Christian Identity’ Impact Christian-Democrats in Western Europe

A widely shared but understudied characteristic of the rise of right-wing conservative populism (the New Right) is the emphasis on religious-cultural identity of the West. Using phrases like ‘Judeo-Christianity’, ‘Christian values’, or ‘Christian Leitkultur’ a variety of political actors have claime...

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Main Author: Hemel, Ernst van den 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 312-330
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Christianity / Tradition / Religious identity / Dominant culture
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBA Western Europe
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Judeo-Christianity
B Populism
B Christian Democracy
B Postsecular
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