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Illiberalism, polarisation, resilience, and resistance:Concepts in dynamic tension
Title / Series / Name
Intersections East European Journal of Society and Politics
Publication Volume
7
Publication Issue
4
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/28724
Abstract
Illiberal regimes undermine human rights norms that entail equal legal
protections of citizens and social groups. Illiberal actors often
intentionally drive social polarisation in hopes of bolstering their
support and securing their political position. This strains liberal
democratic-oriented social resilience and provokes resistance to the
illiberal regime. The articles in this special issue, looking at the
regimes and societies of Central and Eastern Europe—where the
establishment and operation of illiberal regimes is conspicuous, where
‘pernicious polarisation’ (Somer, McCoy, & Luke, 2021) that strains
social resilience is often striking, and where resistance is crucial to
halt or reverse illiberalisation—address this nexus of concepts. In this
introduction, we review the four key concepts that undergird the
special issue’s articles.
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Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2021
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Identifiers
10.17356/IEEJSP.V7I4.945