First published in 2004, this is the fourteenth annual volume published under the auspices of the Elections, Public opinion and Parties (EPOP) specialist group of the Political Studies Association (PSA) of the United Kingdom. The 2003 September Cardiff conference was distinguished by the First Minister for Wales, Rt Hon. Rhodri Morgan AM. This is a collection of twelve papers from the conference and a reference section.

Contents:
1. Introduction David Broughton and Hans-Martien ten Napel
2. The political culture of secularisation: European trends and comparative perspectives Brian Girvin
3. Reading the runes: the religious factor in Scandinavian electoral politics John Madeley
4. A confessional cleavage resurrected? The denominational vote in Britain David Seawright
5. The ever-shallower cleavage: religion and electoral politics in Germany Geoffrey K. Roberts
6. The bells toll no more: the declining influence of religion on voting behaviour in the Netherlands Joop J.M. Van Holsteyn and Galen A. Irwin
7. Religious voting in a secular frame Pierre Bréchon
8. An elusive cleavage? Religiosity and party choice in Spain José Ramón Montero and Kerman Calvo
9. Italy: a dramatic case of secularisation? Mark Donovan
10. Religious and clerical polarisation in Hungary Zsolt Enyedi
11. The religious base of politics in post-communist Poland: a case of bounded secularisation Kenneth ka-loc Chan
12. Conclusion: European exceptionalism? David Broughton and Hans-Martien ten Napel

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