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AUTHLIB - Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the Liberal Democratic Response.
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🎭 AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight

Kristina Čufar & Hana Hawlina (University of Ljubljana) analyze how illiberal actors in Slovenia weaponized cultural policy to polarize society, rewrite history & silence dissent.

🔖 Open access in Politics & Governance!
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Weaponizing Culture: The Role of Illiberal Cultural Policy in Slovenia’s Democratic Backsliding | Article | Politics and Governance
Kristina Čufar, Hana Hawlina
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November 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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⚡ AUTHLIB Publication ⚡

A new article by Dorottya Szikra (HUN-REN) & Lauritz Autischer @weareceu.bsky.social explores how illiberal parties in Austria, Hungary, Italy & Poland use social policy to build loyal constituenies.

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Illiberal Social Policy in Europe: When Policy Implementation Meets Welfare Ideas | Article | Politics and Governance
Dorottya Szikra, Lauritz Autischer
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November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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🌍 AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight

In AUTHLIB's special issue, Melek Aylin Özoflu (Özyeğin University) & Giray Gerim (Istanbul University) examine how AKP uses civilizational identity to justify its illiberal turn in Türkiye.

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Legitimizing Illiberalism: The Construction of Civilizational Identity by the Justice and Development Party in Türkiye | Article | Politics and Governance
Melek Aylin Özoflu, Giray Gerim
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November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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🏫 AUTHLIB Publication

In “When Illiberals Govern", Péter Radó @weareceu.bsky.social & Bálint Mikola @ceudeminst.bsky.social analyze how illiberal governments in Hungary & Poland reshaped education & culture to sustain their narratives and political power.

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When Illiberals Govern: Educational and Cultural Policies in Hungary and Poland | Article | Politics and Governance
Péter Radó, Bálint Mikola
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November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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✝️ AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight

In Confessional Illiberalism in Europe, @lotemhalevy.bsky.social (Uni Konstanz) & @lenkabustikova.bsky.social (Uni Florida) show how religious organizations help entrench a form of illiberalism that rejects modernity and fuses state&church

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Confessional Illiberalism in Europe | Article | Politics and Governance
Lotem Halevy, Lenka Buštíková
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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📚 AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight

Périne Schir (Uni of Rouen) & Marlène Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social explore how far-right ideas spread through literature & find that social & discursive capital shape their diffusion.

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Social and Discursive Capital as Illiberal Enabler: A Tale of Two Far‐Right Fictions in France | Article | Politics and Governance
Périne Schir, Marlène Laruelle
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November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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🔗 AUTHLIB Publication

‼️Different types of polarization shape mobilization for & against democracy, find @petraguasti.bsky.social & @alesmichal.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz as they look at Central Europe.

📖Read open access in Politics & Governance
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Polarization and Democracy in Central Europe | Article | Politics and Governance
Petra Guasti, Aleš Michal
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November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🔖AUTHLIB Publication

📊 Using #ESS data, Radosław Markowski @uniwersytetswps.bsky.social & Michał Kotnarowski examine how illiberal & authoritarian attitudes shape legitimacy in Central & Eastern Europe.

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Alternatives to Liberal Democracies and Their Consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe | Article | Politics and Governance
Radoslaw Markowski, Michał Kotnarowski
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November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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How do illiberal politics shape Europe?

Our Politics & Governance special issue, edited by
@zsolt.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social @schaferd.bsky.social & Bálint Mikola, explores illiberalism's impact across Europe.

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Illiberal Politics in Europe
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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⚡How does illiberalism transform Europe?

Watch our discussion with
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🎙️Marlene Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social @gwu1821.bsky.social
🎙️Bálint Mikola @ceudeminst.bsky.social
Chair: @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social

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Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe
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November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Online discussion | Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe

🗓️ Oct 31 | 🕒 15:00 CET

Illiberal politics transform European democracies. But how deeply?

🗣️ Petra Guasti, Marlene Laruelle, Bálint Mikola, Zsuzsanna Végh

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Democracy Under Pressure: How Illiberal Politics Reshape Europe - Authlib
Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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If you’re interested in how the rise of a far-right party, institutional paralysis, and state capture are threatening Bulgaria’s democratic path, you can read my latest analysis for @authlibeu.bsky.social:

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The Links Between Bulgaria’s Revival Party and United Russia Merit Scrutiny
Dimitar Keranov (GMF) explains how the rise of the far-right party, institutional paralysis, and state capture threaten Bulgaria’s democratic path.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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We had an extremely informative and in-depth election readout with Andrea Michalcová, @petraguasti.bsky.social & Vít Dostál about the domestic and EU & foreign policy implications of the 🇨🇿 elections.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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🤔 Do you have questions about the Czech elections?

📽️ Watch Petra Guasti (Charles University), Vit Dostal (AMO), Andrea Michalcová (Centre for an Informed Society), and Dániel Hegedűs (GMF) answer them all!

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Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future after the Elections
🇨🇿 Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future Democratic Landscape and Foreign Policy After the Elections AUTHLIB Panel Discussion October 6, 2025 Czechia will hold what could be…
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October 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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📒 New AUTHLIB Working Paper

💡 In "Varieties of Illiberalism" Lauritz Autischer (CEU), Beatrice Bottura (Sciences Po) and Bálint Mikola (CEU Democracy Institute) explore the relationship between illiberal parties' ideological stances and their policy positions.
Lauritz Autischer - Beatrice Bottura - Bálint Mikola: Varieties of Illiberalism
This AUTHLIB paper by Autischer, Bottura and Mikola explores the relationship between the ideological stance of illiberal parties in Europe and their policy positions on a range of policy areas.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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‼️ TODAY‼️

💭 What's ahead for Czechia after the parliamentary election?

📅 Oct 6, 3:00pm CET
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Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future Democratic Landscape and Foreign Policy After the Elections
Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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💭 What's ahead for Czechia after the parliamentary election?

📅 Oct 6 (Mon) 3:00pm CET
📍 Online

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@petraguasti.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz
@danielhegedus.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
Vit Dostal (AMO)
Andrea Michalcová (Centre for an Informed Society)

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Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future Democratic Landscape and Foreign Policy After the Elections
Where is Czechia headed after the 2025 parliamentary election? Join our discussion on October 6 (Monday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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🚩 How have leaders in Brazil, Hungary, India, and Türkiye embraced digital authoritarianism to consolidate power?

🔍Gülşen Doğan, PhD candidate at the Koç University, explains on the AUTHLIB Blog.
The New “Authoritarian Playbook”: Digital Control and Resistance in Four Populist States
How have leaders in Brazil, Hungary, India, and Türkiye embraced digital authoritarianism to consolidate power? Gülşen Doğan (Koç University) explains.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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🔴 Live at #ecprgc25 🎙️ Fascinating Featured Roundtable exploring the roots, variations, and consequences of #illiberalism across Europe 🚫🗣️

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Petra Guasti, Steven M. Van Hauwaert, Larissa Beckmann, Leonie de Jonge & Andrej Zaslove on stage at the ECPR roundtable Audience at the ECPR Roundtable on Illiberalism in Europe
August 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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💡 AUTHLIB is at the European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference today at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).

💭 Join us for an exciting discussion starting soon.

✍ Stay tuned for our latest publications on illiberalism in Europe over the next weeks!
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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💥 What are the leftist manifestations of illiberalism in Europe & Latin America?

🎙 Listen to Armando Chaguaceda (GAPAC), Laura Gamboa (University of Notre Dame), Eszter Kováts (Universität Wien) and Zsolt Enyedi (Central European University) discuss the topic.
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Leftist Illiberalisms: European and Latin American Perspectives
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June 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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🌐Leftist Illiberalisms: European & Latin American Perspectives
📆 June 19 | 🕰️4:00 p.m. CET

Illiberalism is typically associated with the radical right—but some leftist movements also adopted illiberal forms.

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Leftist Illiberalisms: European and Latin American Perspectives
🚨 What characterizes left-wing illiberalism in Europe and Latin America? Join our discussion! 🗓 June 19 ⏰16.00 CET
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June 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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💡 Illiberalism is not only a right-wing phenomenon. How does it manifest on the left in Europe and Latin America?

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🌐Leftist Illiberalisms: European & Latin American Perspectives
📆 June 19 | 🕰️4:00 p.m. CET

Illiberalism is typically associated with the radical right—but some leftist movements also adopted illiberal forms.

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Leftist Illiberalisms: European and Latin American Perspectives
🚨 What characterizes left-wing illiberalism in Europe and Latin America? Join our discussion! 🗓 June 19 ⏰16.00 CET
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June 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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🧑‍🎓 Are you a PhD student researching democratic backsliding and political conflict?

📨 Apply by July 30 for the summer school organized by the Scuola Normale Superiore in September in Cortona, Italy. Find out more on our and SNS's website!

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Summer School: Democratic Backsliding and Political Conflict
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June 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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🌐Leftist Illiberalisms: European & Latin American Perspectives
📆 June 19 | 🕰️4:00 p.m. CET

Illiberalism is typically associated with the radical right—but some leftist movements also adopted illiberal forms.

Register and join our discussion!
Leftist Illiberalisms: European and Latin American Perspectives
🚨 What characterizes left-wing illiberalism in Europe and Latin America? Join our discussion! 🗓 June 19 ⏰16.00 CET
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June 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM