François Foret is Professor of Political Science at the Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles—ULB) and Jean Monnet Chair (‘Social and Cultural Dimensions of European Integration’, SocEUR) funded by the European Commission. He is also Director of Political Research at the Institute for European Studies—ULB and a researcher at the CEVIPOL. His research interests include: European integration: institutions, politics and policies; European identity and memory; symbolic politics; the role of culture in the legitimization of political orders; interaction between religion and politics. Among his recent publications are: Religion and Politics in the European Union: The Secular Canopy (Cambridge University Press, 2015); ‘Religion and Fundamental Rights in European Politics: Convergences and Divisions at the European Parliament’, Human Rights Review; and ‘Religion at the European Parliament’, Religion, State & Society.