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 ideologie... » 

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 issues. This book assesses the impact of these phenomena on Christian Democratic parties in the current and future member states of the European Union. 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 nonChristian Democrats and explain how those responses have resulted in failure in some cases and success in others. The book highlights some of the particularities and universalities of European Christian Democracy from a comparative and transnational perspective. «