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POLI-D513

Politique, religion et valeurs dans l'UE

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

François FORET (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Is God back in Europe ? Is Europe secularized and what does it mean ? How are evolving the relations between Churches and States ? What are the effects of the changing beliefs on politics, media, popular culture, collective belongings, values ? Has religion an influence on European integration ?

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

To understand the interactions between politics and religion in contemporary Europe

Teaching methods and learning activities

Course + personal research by students

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Berger P. (dir.), Le réenchantement du monde, Paris, Bayard, 2001 Byrnes T. A., Katzenstein P. J. (eds.), Religion in an Expanding Europe, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006 Davie G., Hervieu-Léger D. (dir.), Identités religieuses en Europe, Paris, La Découverte, 1996 Foret F. (dir.), L'espace public européen à l'épreuve du religieux, Bruxelles, Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2007 Willaime J-P., Europe et religions. Les enjeux du XXIe siècle, Paris, Fayard, 2004

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

Written exam

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