A Theory of the Role of Religion in Regional Supranational Integration

The article aims at highlighting a relatively unknown phenomenon which involves the role of religion in supranational and regional integrations. Starting from an analysis of the European Union, and moving on to the individuation of the level of interaction between religious subjects and political actors within the framework of supranational regionalism, this essay highlights a “confessional coefficient” for the measurement of the above-mentioned interaction level and its relationship with various “religious factors.”