The Crisis of Christian Religiosity as a Contribution to Political Changes in Europe in the Years 1991–2022 Cover Image

Kryzys religijności chrześcijan jako przyczynek zmian politycznych w Europie w latach 1991–2022
The Crisis of Christian Religiosity as a Contribution to Political Changes in Europe in the Years 1991–2022

Author(s): Dawid Pieniężny
Subject(s): Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: crisis; alternation of power; political changing; party system; political parties;

Summary/Abstract: The crisis of religiosity among Christians, which has been evident for years in WesternEuropean countries such as France and the Benelux countries, is also reaching the countries of Centraland Eastern Europe. The decline in the number of believers implies the need to adapt the party systemand political parties to the new reality, in the face of changes in voter expectations. The research problemunderlying the article is the relationship between the crisis of Christian religiosity in Europe and changeswithin party systems and parties themselves in selected European countries. The research question is asfollows: ‘Is there a relationship between the crisis of Christian religiosity in Europe and changes withinthe party systems of these countries?’. The author arrives at interesting conclusions through a comparativeanalysis of the party systems of selected Western European countries and selected Central and EasternEuropean countries and an analysis of the changes in these systems over the years, as well as a criticalanalysis of survey research on the level of religiosity of their populations.

  • Issue Year: 31/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 21-35
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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