The European project is vanishing beneath illiberal tumours reared as its own – a cancer only combatable by sketching the cultural system of identity and exclusion sustaining illiberalism, argues Tinatin Inauri.
#Europe #EU #Liberalism #Illiberalism #Politics #Geopolitics
> Von der Mainstream-Plattform zum #rechtsextremen Netzwerk? Neue Studie [von @Weizenbaum_Institut @WZB_Berlin und University of #Manchester] analysiert radikalen Wandel von #Twitter #zu X (…) Der Mechanismus des „Platform #Illiberalism“¹
➡️ Am 4. Mai präsentieren mehr als 20 […]
“So it’s clear that the major source of affinity between #MAGA, #Fidesz and #Putinism is something more raw and atavistic: a shared commitment to #racism, #ethnonationalism, and social #illiberalism.”
Social democracy often seen as archetypal victim of illiberal populism and radicalising mainstream right—but in CEE story always more complicated.
Strands of soc dem left developed their own anti-liberal projects. 🇨🇿 🇸🇰
Open access.
#SocialDemocracy #CEE #Illiberalism
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I hope the book provides valuable local context to the broader debate on external influence, as well as practical policy recommendations for addressing the international dimensions of #illiberalism and #authoritarianism.
While German elites and the center right are surrendering to #Trump's lawless and violent #illiberalism, #Norway and #Spain are articulating a foreign policy grounded in international law and genuine multilateralism. 2/6
Happy to share my latest research!
In my new article, "From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018," published in @soc-forum.bsky.social, I explore the global shift away from judicial autonomy. #Worldsociety #Illiberalism #JudicialIndependence
Elisabeth Holzleithner @weareceu.bsky.social
launching #handbook against #illiberalism Here the two authors of the chapters on gender/family & memory politics are smiling in the #Parlament in #Vienna. @ceudeminst.bsky.social
The book is out in German/English/Czech. ⤵️
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In the Austrian Parlament launched the book #Handbook against #illiberalism with # JavorBenedek. I wrote about how illiberalism is exported to Austria via culture. The book is in German/English/ Czech ⤵️
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🌊 #IlliberalWave No.45
🧨 Contemporary #illiberalism rarely arrives through dramatic democratic rupture.
📉 Examining #Greece’s regulation of civil society, Vera Tika shows how democratic erosion can occur incrementally — through law, procedure, and bureaucratic control.
👉 bit.ly/4kTEL11
Episode 5 of Ideology Unbound is now live. @lkatfield.bsky.social sits down with Marlene Laruelle to talk about #Russia and #illiberalism.
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
Shameful
#US Secretary of #State #MarcoRubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister #ViktorOrbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April, emphasizing during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the #nationalist leader […]
An interview with me about why liberal #democracies keep producing their own gravediggers is now out on @mediapart.fr, France's leading independent investigative outlet. #Illiberalism is a political reaction to the crisis of liberal #globalism. Details in French: blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/chro...
striking resemblances to historical fascist phenomena. Moreover, in parallel increasingly intersecting with this development is a broader political context of fascist ideologies and strategies, #populism, #authoritarianism, (other forms of) #illiberalism in the West. Drawing from the classic […]
After Zoe’s gargantuan work the book can be ordered. With @alinadr.bsky.social our chapter covers #gender #illiberalism @ceudeminst.bsky.social @proac.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social
Link www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...
“Why You Should Feel Good About Liberalism” [2024], Persuasion (www.persuasion.community/p/why-you-sh...).
#Liberalism #Illiberalism #Politics #Philosophy #Tolerance
The next language on which my work on #illiberalism is published is #Greek. Thanks to the editor! @ceudeminst.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social @proac.bsky.social @opencostaction.eu @antigenderpolitics.bsky.social
🌐 The #TrumpAdministration is advancing an #illiberal #Atlanticism that reimagines the West in manners uncannily similar to how #Putin imagines Eurasia.
🌎 @sunsibei.bsky.social considers what this means for future transatlantic relations.
#illiberalism #Eurasianism
⤵️ bit.ly/4b8eqtl
Reposting
#ab #alberta #yyc #yvr #ucp #sociology #polisci #cdnpoli #illiberalism
“The problem is that the #influencer #ecosystem rewards those who promise access to suppressed, esoteric truths, making viewers feel as if they’re part of real-life melodramas. The #algorithms are optimized for #illiberalism.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
Joint AMC & MUSTS colloquium on 21 January, 15:30–18:00
Research in the Age of #Trumpism examines how global #illiberalism is reshaping academic research. With @ccmmody.bsky.social, Eliza Steinbock, @mariellew.bsky.social, @matthewarcher.bsky.social, Arjun Sharma and @blenormand.bsky.social.
Last day to apply if you are interested! The deadline was extended to midnight (UK time) today. So, if anyone wants to come to Innsbruck and talk about #transnational #illiberalism or competing/contrasting #illiberalisms, do think about submitting an abstract!
« Les vidéos de Sainte-Soline donnent à voir le résultat de la criminalisation des écologistes, telle qu’elle est portée au plus haut niveau de l’Etat »
seenthis.net/messages/114... #violencespolicières #illiberalism
New interview! @selimkoru.bsky.social discusses Erdoğan's New Turkey, the far-right influences and goals of him and his party in the domestic and foreign policy domains, and #illiberalism.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
We talked about why both small and large D #democrats keep losing ground in the fight against #illiberalism, how socioeconomic dislocation opens the door for #autocratization, how the built-in elitism of American institutions makes democracy weaker, and how autocrats hijack institutions. 2/4
Work on #transnational #illiberalism? Consider submitting a paper for my workshop at ecpr.bsky.social joint sessions! Seeking papers on #illiberal #parties, #socialmovements, #transnationalism and trans-regionalism. Deadline 3 December! Event details here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Check out my latest article: Viktor #Orbán met #Trump in DC this weekend and left with a one-year exemption from #sanctions on #Russian oil and gas imports: a short-term political win that exposes his long-term #dependence, revealing the costs of #illiberalism.
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The Never-Lose Doctrine: Inside the procedural dismantling of democracy.
#AuthoritativeTakeover #Illiberalism #DemocracyCrisis
Which illiberal recentralisation strategies have been employed by Türkiye's central government? Take a look at our new research article published by Evrim Tan & Irmak Özer.
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#Recentralisation #Illiberalism #Turkey #DemocraticBacksliding #LocalGovernment
#Democracy in #Europe stands at a crossroads
Can we preserve #liberal democracy — or are we drifting towards #illiberalism?
In his latest To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg calls for courage, unity & resistance against self-censorship and #authoritarian pressure.
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