Religion in the narratives of Polish members of the European Parliament – politicising European integration?

The contribution investigates the role of religion in the work and attitudes of Polish members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It draws on two types of data: the results of the Polish part of the survey on Religion in the European Parliament and in European multilevel governance II (RelEP2) and q...

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Другие заглавия:Religion in the European Parliament: between nation and Europe
Главные авторы: Góra, Magdalena (Автор) ; Zielińska, Katarzyna (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Routledge 2023
В: Religion, state & society
Год: 2023, Том: 51, Выпуск: 4/5, Страницы: 434-451
Другие ключевые слова:B Религия (мотив)
B European Parliament
B Polish members of the European Parliament
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Итог:The contribution investigates the role of religion in the work and attitudes of Polish members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It draws on two types of data: the results of the Polish part of the survey on Religion in the European Parliament and in European multilevel governance II (RelEP2) and qualitative content analysis of Polish MEPs’ speeches from the first part of the European Parliament’s ninth term of office (July 2019–June 2021). The analysis of the MEPs’ plenary speeches reveals the pivotal role religion plays in articulating the main national political divide between sovereignists and Europeanists over attitudes to European integration. Religion, treated primarily as a cultural resource and identity marker, has become instrumental for the process of politicisation of EU integration at the supranational level – mirroring processes on the domestic level – pursued especially by MEPs representing right-wing orientations. The analysis of the survey results demonstrates that Catholicism constitutes an important element of many Polish MEPs’ individual value systems and identities. However, this translates into an ambivalent perception of the role of religion in the context of the public sphere.
ISSN:1465-3974
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2023.2273063