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AUTHLIB - Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the Liberal Democratic Response.
Research project led by CEU Democracy Institute, co-funded by the European Union.
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Europe is torn between shock, indignation, and complacency regarding the US National Security Strategy, writes @danielhegedus.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social. Instead, it should prepare to counter the threats it may pose to the EU.

💭 Read now: www.authlib.eu/the-blueprin...
The Blueprint to Kill the EU: Complacency About the Trump-Threat to Europe Would Be Fatal
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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December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🗳️ AUTHLIB Publication

What happens when far-right parties govern?

👉 @franziskawagner.bsky.social & @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social & @schaferd.bsky.social @msstate.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social show they pull mainstream parties rightward w/out lasting moderation

📖 t.ly/W2N9N
Opposition to Government and Back: How Illiberal Parties Shape Immigration Discourse and Party Competition | Article | Politics and Governance
Franziska Wagner, Dean Schafer, Mehmet Yavuz
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December 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
💭 AUTHLIB Publication

How do terror attacks reshape political discourse?

Analyzing 143k+ tweets in France, Elena Cossu & @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social show how mainstream parties shift rightward on multiculturalism—normalizing illiberal frames.

Open access 👉 t.ly/uhA-Y
How Terror Attacks Shape Political Agendas on Multiculturalism in France | Article | Politics and Governance
Elena Cossu, Caterina Froio
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December 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🏛️ AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight

@larboe.bsky.social @sldelange.bsky.social @nathaliebrack.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social @ulbruxelles.bsky.social / UniAmsterdam show how populism, nativism & authoritarianism merge into an illiberal agenda in the European Parliament
📖Open access: t.ly/ByvOy
Far‐Right Illiberalism in the European Parliament | Article | Politics and Governance
Larissa Böckmann, Sarah L. de Lange, Nathalie Brack, Matthijs Rooduijn
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December 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
💶 AUTHLIB Publication

Do illiberal “strongmen” redistribute?

Analyzing 38k+ speeches, Dean Schafer @ceudeminst.bsky.social, Seraphine F. Maerz (Uni Melbourne), Carsten Q. Schneider & Alexandra Krasnokutskaya @weareceu.bsky.social show:

➡️ Right-wing illiberals increase inequality

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“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance
Dean Schafer, Seraphine F. Maerz, Carsten Q. Schneider, Alexandra Krasnokutskaya
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🏡 AUTHLIB Special Issue Highlight

Krisztina Szabó & Ádám Reiff @weareceu.bsky.social draw evidence from the operation of village development programs in Hungary to show how targeted rural spending boosts government support—and discourages opposition participation.

Open access 👉 t.ly/08Kzy
Mobilizing Rural Support: Targeted Government Spending and Democratic Backsliding in Hungary | Article | Politics and Governance
Krisztina Szabó, Ádám Reiff
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December 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Mapping the illiberal challenge in Europe

The final conference of the research project "Neo-authoritarianism in Europe and the Liberal Democratic Response" (@authlibeu.bsky.social) will take place in Budapest next month

with @caterinafr.bsky.social and @jrovny.bsky.social among the speakers. ⤵️
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference

🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest

Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.

👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference

🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest

Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.

👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🎭 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!
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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
⚡ 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.

📚 Open access: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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
🌍 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
🏫 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.

📚 www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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
✝️ 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

🔗 Read here: t.ly/laS8u
Confessional Illiberalism in Europe | Article | Politics and Governance
Lotem Halevy, Lenka Buštíková
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📚 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
🔗 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
🔖AUTHLIB Publication

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

👓 Read open access in our special issue: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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
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.

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

Watch our discussion with
🎙️@petraguasti.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz
🎙️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
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

Register: www.authlib.eu/democracy-un...
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:

www.authlib.eu/bulgaria-rev...

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@engagingce.bsky.social
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.
Key takeaway & video in THREAD
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October 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🤔 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!

‼️ And while at it, subscribe to our Youtube channel!
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
📒 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
‼️ TODAY‼️

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

📅 Oct 6, 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)
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.
www.authlib.eu
October 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
💭 What's ahead for Czechia after the parliamentary election?

📅 Oct 6 (Mon) 3:00pm CET
📍 Online

🗣️
@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.
www.authlib.eu
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM