Political Values and Religion: A Comparison Between Western and Eastern Europe

Abstract Against the background of successful right-wing populist movements in recent years, a question arises as to whether democratic political culture remains stable Europe’s democracies. The EVS 2017 confirms that high level legitimacy is still attached democracy, but there are differences support for current system. In Eastern Europe, we find strong openness alternative anti-democratic systems, which helps populists gain influence and power. Prejudice provides bridge between religion. While socially engaged believers pro-democratic, fundamentalist have an elective affinity with beliefs. Gender identities do not follow heteronormative pattern binary couple relationships particular prove be beliefs (Schneider et al., Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik (ZRGP) 5(2), 2021). It possible ongoing progress secularisation modernisation Western Europe conducive this. validity theory must assumed, because East-Central European states had swung into line shortly after upheaval religiosity directly 1989. If Russian region Southeastern revitalisation process confirmed, many now reached ‘normal’ they would without socialist repression.