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The period since the end of the Cold War has been characterised by an acceleration in the European integration process, a changing pattern of political ideologies and the emergence of new political parties and issues. This book assesses the impact of these phenomena on Christian Democratic parties in the current and future member states of the European Union and highlights some of the particularities and universalities of European Christian Democracy from a comparative and transnational perspective. Political scientists and historians from various universities examine the way in which Christian Democratic parties have responded to these challenges (for instance by a rapprochement with non-Christian Democrats) and explain how those responses have resulted in failure in some cases and success in others.

Steven Van Hecke is professor of European politics at KU Leuven and visiting professor at the University of Sarajevo. He conducts research on European political parties, EU institutions, and the history of European integration. In 2024, he wrote the book essay Het kantelende continent (Acco), which has now been expanded and translated as Brave Old Continent?.