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Citizen Rule
Czech Republic
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democratic backsliding in Central Europe
Direct Democracy
East Central Europe
East Central European Countries
East Central European Democracies
East Central European Politics
East Central European Region
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ethnic conflict studies
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external influence analysis
governance corruption
Hungary
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
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liberalism erosion
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Open Society Institute
Organised Crime
Organised Criminal Groups
PKN Orlen
Poland
political deconsolidation
populist movements
Populist Parties
Populist Political Parties
Post-Soviet
Public Administration
Public Engagement
Self-defending Democracy
Single Member Districts
Slovakia
Slovenia
Vat Fraud

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138488243
  • Weight: 290g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Feb 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Democratic development in Central and Eastern Europe is not a finished project, nor is its progress immune to internal and external threats. The current social, economic, ethnic and political situation within the region presents new dangers.

This text identifies and analyses challenges to current East-Central European democracies in terms of potential deconsolidation of democracy reflected in the changes in the institutional and procedural framework (polity), and in the choice of instruments and strategies in the policy area. Specifically examining the regimes of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, these challenges include political extremism and violence, corruption, ethnic and religious conflicts. Presenting original Central European data and utilising the concept of consolidation of democracy from von Beyme and Merkel’s concept, the book demonstrates that these challenges are as much influenced by imported phenomena, such as immigration, organized crime, and other potential systemic undemocratic volatilities, as the domestic situation.

This text will be of key interest to scholars and students East European politics, post-Soviet politics, EU Studies, security and strategic studies, international relations, area studies, modern history and sociology.
About

Jan Holzer is a Political Scientist, Professor in the Department of Political Science and Principal Researcher in the International Institute for Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is also the Editor of the Central European Political Studies journal.

Miroslav Mareš is a Political Scientist, Professor in the Department of Political Science and Principal Researcher in the International Institute for Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.