RELIGIOUS DETERMINANTS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN POLAND AND ROMANIA: A research note
RELIGIOUS DETERMINANTS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN POLAND AND ROMANIA: A research note

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we examine the effect of religious determinants on political participation in Romania and Poland. In both countries there is a dominant church and very high levels of religiosity and church attendance, in comparison to other countries from East Central or Western Europe. Therefore, we aim to find out whether such levels of religious identification are in any way related to political participation, namely intention to vote and petition signing. Results indicate that church attendance, inner religiosity and religious traditionalism are important predictors of political participation, even when controlling for socio-economic indicators and political interest.

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