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Authoritarian footprints in Central and Eastern Europe
Title / Series / Name
East European Politics
Publication Volume
36
Publication Issue
2
Pages
Authors
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Keywords
Central and Eastern Europe
European integration
financial crisis
populism
quality of democracy
Geography, Planning and Development
Development
Political Science and International Relations
European integration
financial crisis
populism
quality of democracy
Geography, Planning and Development
Development
Political Science and International Relations
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/26747
Abstract
Central and Eastern Europe is the last world region to transition towards democracy. Today, it shows alarming signs of de-consolidation, most prominently in Hungary, Poland, and Serbia. This article assesses whether these observations form part of a systematic pattern across the region. It relies on newly-updated objective data from the Democracy Barometer for the period between 1990 and 2016. It revisits evidence for the three most prominent explanations of democratic backsliding in the region: the rise of populist parties, the incapacity of the European Union to secure democracy once pre-accession incentives weaken, and the global financial crisis.
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Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2020-04-02
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
10.1080/21599165.2019.1698420