<p><i>The fresh research that supports this book <br />not only contributes to our understanding of the phenomenon of <br />Christian Democrats in exile but also helps us grasp the diversity <br />and complexity of the Christian Democrat political identity and <br />the relevance of the transnational dimension, particularly when <br />it comes to the study of the diasporic experience of politicians, <br />intellectuals, and activists. </i>Martin O. Castro, Francia-Recensio, 2022 - 3, https://doi.org/10.11588/frrec.2022.3.90617</p>

<p>Kaiser’s and Kosicki’s <em>Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century: Catholic Christian Democrats in Europe and the Americas</em> is an insightful, detailed examination of the challenges and conflicts encountered, and strategies employed by the expatriates as they sought to reintroduce democracy in their homelands. Of equal value, the historians provide an invaluable account of the involvement of the transnational CD party network, particularly the types and levels of assistance furnished to the exile communities. This narrative is an excellent addition to the literature on the Christian Democratic movement. - Vincent Stine, Journal of Religious History, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9809.13012</p>

<p>The transnational approach in both volumes adds to a growing body of work that allows for revisiting and reevaluating perceptions and understandings of late-modern Catholicism as a global institution (see John T. McGreevy, <em>Catholicism: A Global History</em>, New York, 2022). Along with offering a vast array of characters and contexts across a spectrum wider than typically presented, both volumes also feature an impressive linguistic diversity in source materials, including Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish, and—appropriately enough, given Leuven University Press’s affiliation with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven—Dutch. - Stephen Schloesser, The Journal of Modern History, Volume 97, Number 1, https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733854</p>