Illiberal trends and anti-EU politics in East Central Europe / / edited by Astrid Lorenz, Lisa H. Anders.

This open access book provides an in-depth look into the background of rule of law problems and the open defiance of EU law in East Central European countries. Current illiberal trends and anti-EU politics have the potential to undermine mutual trust between member states and fundamentally change th...

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Superior document:Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics,
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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Language:English
Series:Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics,
Physical Description:1 online resource (XX, 353 p.); 32 illus., 1 illus. in color.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Examining Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics in East Central Europe from a Domestic Perspective. State of Research and Outline of the Book (Lisa H. Anders and Astrid Lorenz)
  • Part I: Societal Roots of the Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics
  • Chapter 2: Illiberal and Anti-EU Politics in the Name of the People? Euroscepticism in East Central Europe 2004-2019 in Comparative Perspective (Lars Vogel)
  • Chapter 3: The Varying Challenge of Islamophobia for the EU. On Anti-Muslim Resentments and its Dividend for Right-Wing Populists and Eurosceptics. Central and Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective (Gert Pickel and Cemal Öztürk)
  • Chapter 4: Is there an East—West Divide over European Solidarity? Comparing European Citizens’ Attitudes toward Cross-Border Solidarity 2016 (Florian K. Kley and Holger Lengfeld)
  • Part II: Rhetoric and Practice of Illiberal and Anti-EU Politics
  • Chapter 5: Differential Illiberalism. Classifying Illiberal Trends in Central European Party Politics (Vratislav Havlík and Vít Hloušek)
  • Chapter 6: Party Rhetoric and Action Compared: Examining Politicisation and Compliance in the Field of Asylum and Migration Policy in the Czech Republic and Hungary (Paula Beger)
  • Chapter 7: Pro-Europeans and ‘Euro-Realists’. The Party-Voters Linkage and Parties’ Political Agendas in Poland, 2004 to 2019 (Michał Dulak)
  • Chapter 8: Same Same, but Different. Domestic Conditions of Illiberal Backlash against Universal Rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Petra Guasti)
  • Part III: EU Reactions to Illiberal and Anti-EU Politics
  • Chapter 9: Talking past Each Other: On Common Misperceptions in the Rule of Law Debate (Attila Vincze)
  • Chapter 10: Does it Help to Call a Spade a Spade? Examining the Legal Bases and Effects of Rule of Law Related Infringement Procedures against Hungary (Lisa H. Anders and Sonja Priebus)
  • Chapter 11: Safeguarding Democracy and the Rule of Law by Civil Society Actors? The Case of Poland (Claudia-Y. Matthes)
  • Part IV: Theoretical Reflections and Conclusions
  • Chapter 12: Contesting the EU, Contesting Democracy and Rule of Law in Europe. Conceptual Suggestions for Future Research (Luca Tomini and Seda Gürkan)
  • Chapter 13: Towards a Political Theory of Democratic Backsliding? Generalising the East Central European Experience (Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski)
  • Chapter 14: Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics in East Central Europe. Major Findings and Avenues for Future Research (Astrid Lorenz and Lisa H. Anders).