The special issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social “Back from the Brink: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies”, co-edited by myself and Isabela Mares, was just published. The issue includes 8 articles, many of which set new research agendas. A🧵w/overview 1/10
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This looks to be a really fascinating special issue 👇
Together, these pieces provide notable research findings and open new avenues of research on how illiberalism can be successfully countered in liberal democracies. 10/end.
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@valentimvicente.bsky.social explores the implications for democracy of “staged democrats”, ie citizens who privately hold anti-democratic values but publicly support liberal democracy, and of the related increasing normalization of illiberal values. 9/10
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Rob Lieberman and @daschloz.bsky.social analyze the US Republican Party's ethnonationalist evolution into the party of the dwindling white majority, and discuss the implications of this development for the prospects of liberal democracy in the USA. 8/10
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Melis Laebens and Marcin Slarzynski’s study of the 2023 Polish election analyzes the tradeoffs and opportunities that democratic oppositions face when devising the proper mix of regime- and issue-based campaign strategies to defeat backsliders at the polls. 7/10
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Laura Jakli, Bela Greskovits, and Jason Wittenberg's analysis on the failures of pro-democratic civil society in Hungary to prevent the rise and the subsequent consolidation of Orban’s rule throws light on a little-studied aspect of the Hungarian case. 6/10
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Lautaro Cella, Ipek Cinar, Susan Stokes, and Andres Uribe (Chicago)'s piece on Mexico focuses on the rhetorical strategy of “trash talking democracy” that autocrats use to legitimize backsliding, and on the counterstrategies that democrats can use to respond.5/10
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In another pathbreaking contribution, David Bateman (Cornell) conceptualizes the use of “constitutional hardball” by democratic forces against illiberals, and the conditions under which it can be effective in defending liberal democracy. 4/10
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@isabelamares.bsky.social article on “Defending Parliament” develops a typology of measures of defense that stop illiberals from disrupting the working of representative assemblies. She tests her hypotheses on Weimar and the French III Republic 3/10
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My article provides a framework for analysis, distinguishing between three scenarios (prevention, containment, and resistance) in which illiberals can be countered and theorizing a temporal paradox that shapes the possibilities of success of democrats. 2/10
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The special issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social “Back from the Brink: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies”, co-edited by myself and Isabela Mares, was just published. The issue includes 8 articles, many of which set new research agendas. A🧵w/overview 1/10
journals.sagepub.com/toc/CPS/curr...
Despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, nearly every ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz today turned back.
From our FirstView: Race, Responsiveness, and Representation in U.S. Lawmaking by G. AGUSTIN MARKARIAN,
@jacobhacker.bsky.social
, @maclockhart.bsky.social and ZOLTAN HAJNAL. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
And the corresponding paper
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Video of the Harvard lecture here--thanks for the great comments and questions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FODd...
BLOG: After Orban’s defeat, there is one thing EU should pursue above all else in order to unleash its full potential, namely a treaty to remove the final unanimity voting rules. Here is why it matters: www.jandehn.com/post/how-to-...
Must say feel pleased
Many Hungarian union comrades were anxious - loathing another term for Orban
Success
Now Tisza projected at 138 seats against 54 of Orban’s Fidesz. If these numbers are confirmed, this is a larger victory than Orbàn’s 2010 landslide, which allowed him to change the 🇭🇺Constitution and start backsliding towards an illiberal democracy. A historic day.
In 🇭🇺 after ~80% ballots counted Tisza projected to have 135 seats. 133 needed to reform the constitution. It’s a FIRST that an opposition to an illiberal govt gets the seats in parliament sufficient to dismantle illiberal constitutional reforms. We’ll see how far they’ll do it.
Tales of the resistance
For the historical context, going beyond Weimar Germany, see these great books by @dziblatt.bsky.social and @gcapoccia.bsky.social
Hitler's NSDAP never gained the support of more than one-third of voters in free and fair elections!
Just like far-right leaders today, Hitler came to power because of the collaboration of right-wing elites, who either wanted to "fight off the left" or thought they could play the far right.
Today! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Articles by D Bateman (Cornell), L Cella, I Cinar, S Stokes (all Chicago), @andresuribe.bsky.social, L Jakli (Harvard), B Greskovits (CEU), J Wittenberg (Berkeley), M Laebens (CEU), M Slarzynski (Polish Ac of Sciences), R Lieberman (Hopkins), @daschloz.bsky.social @valentimvicente.bsky.social
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