Madalena Meyer Resende (PhD LSE 2005) is assistant professor at the NOVA University of Lisbon and a DAAD visiting scholar at the Europa University Viadrina, Frankfurt Oder. She publishes on issues of nationalism and religion, with a focus on Poland and Spain. Her first book is “The unintended effects of Europe on Central and East European party systems: Poland and beyond’ (2009) and her latest book “Catholicism and Nationalism: Transforming Party Politics in Europe”, will be published by Routledge in October 2014.