Publication details
Linking European Integration with Illiberalism : ‘Laboratory’ of Central‑Eastern Europe
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Politics in Central Europe |
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| Web | article - open access |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pce-2023-0010 |
| Keywords | Central -Eastern Europe; democratization; illiberal democracy; European integration; politicisation |
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| Description | The essay discusses Central Eastern Europe as a ‘laboratory’ of existing, emerg-ing as well as contained elements of illiberal backlash. The Central European countries show both challenges and resilience mechanisms in more ‘extreme’ conditions than the cases from Western Europe. The paper offers the connection between the domestic development of Central European states and the ‘polycrisis’ of European integration by linking the issue of politicisation of European integration with the emergence of illiberal politics in contemporary Europe. The goal and main argument of the paper are that there exists a nexus between illiberal Central Eastern European politicians and rising Euroscepticism in the region. The empirical research of Central Eastern European cases will help us better understand general trends of European integration politicisation. |
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