Europe’s Other Democratic Deficit: National Authoritarianism in Europe’s Democratic Union

Government and Opposition, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 52(2), С. 211 - 238

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2017

This article argues for a radical recasting of the European Union democratic deficit debate. Critics have long argued that EU suffers from and growing power undermines national democracy. But recent backsliding on democracy rule law in Hungary Poland reminds us grave deficits can also exist at level member states may role addressing them. will place EU’s struggles with its comparative perspective, drawing experience other democracies struggled pockets subnational authoritarianism. Comparative analysis suggests considerations driven by partisan politics allow local autocracy to persist within otherwise political unions.

Язык: Английский

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Rethinking “democratic backsliding” in Central and Eastern Europe – looking beyond Hungary and Poland

East European Politics, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 34(3), С. 243 - 256

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2018

This essay introduces contributions to a special issue of East European Politics on "Rethinking democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe", which seeks expand the study regression CEE beyond paradigmatic cases Hungary Poland. Reviewing these contributions, we identify several directions for research: 1) need critique "democratic backsliding", not simply as label, but also an assumed regional trend; 2) better integrate role illiberal socio-economic structures such oligarchical or corrupt networks; 3) (re-)examine trade-offs between stability quality. We note how insights developed researching post-communist regions Western Balkans post-Soviet space could usefully inform work backsliding. conclude by calling democracy become more genuinely interdisciplinary, moving some narrowly institutionalist comparative political science assumptions.

Язык: Английский

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Contestation and Constitution of Norms in Global International Relations

Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2018

Antje Wiener examines the involvement of local actors in conflicts over global norms such as fundamental rights and prohibition torture sexual violence. Providing accounts interventions made on behalf those affected by breaches norms, she identifies constraints opportunities for stakeholder participation a fragmented society. The book also considers cultural institutional diversity with regard to co-constitution norm change. Proposing clear framework operationalize research contested illustrating it through three recent cases, this contributes project international relations offering an agency-centred approach. It will interest scholars advanced students relations, political theory, law seeking principled approach practice that overcomes practice-norm gap.

Язык: Английский

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Illiberal democracy in Hungary: authoritarian diffusion or domestic causation?

Democratization, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 24(7), С. 1307 - 1325

Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2017

This article analyses the democratic involution in Hungary, which was followed by country embracing a pro-Russian policy 2010. These processes came to be viewed as rare case of authoritarian diffusion taking place towards an EU member state. Based on discussion interest versus ideational appeal factors diffusion, develops relational and dynamic framework analyse question diffusion. The underlines importance not only "sender state" attributes, but also those receiver states. analysis finds no empirical evidence for diffusion; Hungary's slide into illiberalism inspired or supported Vladimir Putin. Instead, mutual interests are sufficient understand Russo-Hungarian cooperation.

Язык: Английский

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The Decline of Democracy in East-Central Europe

Problems of Post-Communism, Год журнала: 2016, Номер 63(5-6), С. 277 - 287

Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2016

AbstractAll of the East-Central European countries have been diverging from Union (EU) mainstream in recent years, but Hungary most all. This paper offers a country study Hungary, focusing on both internal and external political transformations "de-democratization" "de-Europeanization" process as serious divergence EU developments due to socio-economic crises past quarter-century. has become "defective" or "Potemkin" democracy: since 2010 elections formal institutions democracy nothing more than façade for nondemocratic, authoritarian rule.

Язык: Английский

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Antidote to Backsliding: Ethnic Politics and Democratic Resilience

American Political Science Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 117(4), С. 1410 - 1428

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2023

Recent years have witnessed significant democratic erosion, particularly in eastern Europe. This article suggests that the explanations of backsliding, largely focused on historical and post-communist experiences this region, fail to note striking counterintuitive influence ethnic politics. Departing from an observation practices deteriorated significantly more European countries without mobilized minorities, argues for central role politics buttressing democracy region. In with politically organized institutions remain resilient. is because minorities provide socially rooted electorates almost existential need political rights civil liberties. Active minority engagement reinforces a constitutionally liberal pole competition provides counterbalance primary carriers regression—illiberal parties.

Язык: Английский

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Sanctioning democratic backsliding in the European Union: transnational salience, negative intergovernmental spillover, and policy change

Journal of European Public Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 27

Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2024

In 2021, the European Union (EU) started to use material sanctions punish democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland. This policy change presents a puzzle for existing literatures on international responses backsliding. We theorise two distinctive processes that can account why EU changed from inaction enforcement. First, once issue of member state has attained public salience across other states, their mainstream parties face domestic electoral incentives support against illiberal governments abroad. Second, also disrupt intergovernmental cooperation threaten common policies at level, even those actors who had been reluctant defend values become more inclined sanctions. demonstrate plausibility our explanation with evidence, first, increasing second, occurrence negative spillover through attacks by policies.

Язык: Английский

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Political safeguards against democratic backsliding in the EU: the limits of material sanctions and the scope of social pressure

Journal of European Public Policy, Год журнала: 2016, Номер 24(3), С. 337 - 351

Опубликована: Сен. 9, 2016

When confronting democratic backsliding in its member states, the European Union (EU) cannot rely on material sanctions. There are formidable obstacles to using one political safeguard that entails sanctions, namely Article 7 of Treaty (TEU). Moreover, experience EU's pre-accession conditionality suggests even a credible threat sanctions is least effective more severe breaches liberal democracy. However, EU interventions without leverage not necessarily doomed, as case Romania 2012 shows. Under favourable conditions can thus elicit governments repeal illiberal practices by relying primarily social pressure and persuasion. This contribution assesses what extent novel instruments institutions have developed confront meet requirements for influence. It argues Commission's Rule Law Framework has potential because it meets criteria formalization, publicity impartiality. Yet, increase likelihood influence, needs be applied consistently should embedded process regular monitoring through democracy scoreboard covering all states.

Язык: Английский

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Encounters with Europe in an Era of Domestic and International Turmoil: Is Turkey a De-Europeanising Candidate Country?

South European Society & Politics, Год журнала: 2016, Номер 21(1), С. 1 - 14

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2016

This article provides a novel conceptual framework to understand the impact of European Union on Turkish politics and policies in aftermath opening accession negotiations 2005. It argues that post-2005 developments Turkey not only attest lesser more limited Europeanisation, but also entail process is increasingly gaining momentum country which referred as 'de-Europeanisation'.

Язык: Английский

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Monitoring and Enforcement of the Rule of Law in the EU: Rhetoric and Reality

European Constitutional Law Review, Год журнала: 2015, Номер 11(3), С. 512 - 540

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2015

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Язык: Английский

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