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Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics in East Central Europe.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lorenz, Astrid.
Other Authors: Anders, Lisa H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Examining Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics in East Central Europe from a Domestic Perspective: State of Research and Outline of the Book
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Illiberal Trends and the ECE Countries' Relations with Brussels
  • 3 Conflicts of a New Quality
  • 4 State of Research
  • 5 Aims and Outline of the Book
  • References
  • Part I Societal Roots of the Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics
  • 2 Illiberal and Anti-EU Politics in the Name of the People? Euroscepticism in East Central Europe 2004-2019 in Comparative Perspective
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Euroscepticism: Concept
  • 3 Explaining Euroscepticism: Hypotheses
  • 4 Data Basis: The European Election Voter Studies 2004-2019
  • Dependent Variables
  • Independent Variables
  • 5 Euroscepticism in ECE 2004-2019: Description and Typology
  • 6 Findings: Multivariate Analysis for 2019
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • 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
  • 1 Introduction: Is There a Connection Between Islamophobia, Right-Wing Populism and Euroscepticism?
  • 2 Theorising the Islamophobia-Euroscepticism Nexus
  • 3 Research Design: Data and Method
  • 4 First Result: Anti-Muslim Attitudes Foster Euroscepticism, But…
  • 5 Second Result: The Share of Muslims Does not Matter
  • 6 Conclusion: Right-Wing Populists, Euroscepticism and How the EU Can Deal with It
  • References
  • 4 Is There an East-West Divide over  European Solidarity? Comparing European Citizens' Attitudes Towards Cross-Border Solidarity 2016
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 European Solidarity: Concept and Measurement
  • 3 Methodology
  • 4 Fiscal Solidarity.
  • 5 Territorial Solidarity
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Part II Rhetoric and Practice of Illiberal and Anti-EU Politics
  • 5 Differential Illiberalism: Classifying Illiberal Trends in Central European Party Politics
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Illiberal Democracy: The Concept and Its Operationalisation
  • 3 Actors of Illiberal Politics
  • 4 The Ideologies and Programmes of Fidesz, PiS, ANO and SMER
  • 5 Illiberalism as Practical Politics
  • 6 Varying Degrees of Illiberalism: Comparison and Discussion
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Party Rhetoric and Action Compared: Examining Politicisation and Compliance in the Field of Asylum and Migration Policy in the Czech Republic and Hungary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Politicisation of Asylum and Migration Policy in the Czech Republic and Hungary
  • 3 Different Degrees of Non-compliance in the Czech Republic and Hungary
  • 4 Action in the Background: The de-Politicised Administration as a Missing Piece of the Puzzle
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 7 Pro-Europeans and 'Euro-Realists': The Party-Voters Linkage and Parties' Political Agendas in Poland, 2004-2019
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Forms and Rationale of Programmatic De-Europeanisation
  • 3 Parties' Political Agendas and Voters' Attitudes Regarding the EU in Poland Until 2015
  • 4 Parties' Political Agendas and Voters' Attitudes Regarding the EU in Poland Since 2015
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • 8 Same Same, but Different: Domestic Conditions of Illiberal Backlash Against Universal Rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Institutions and the European Legal Framework
  • 3 Domestic Dynamics of Accommodation and Backlash
  • 4 LGBT Rights
  • 5 Istanbul Convention
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References
  • Part III EU Reactions to Illiberal and Anti-EU Politics.
  • 9 Talking Past Each Other: On Common Misperceptions in the Rule of Law Debate
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Misperception One: Birth of Illiberalism
  • 3 Misperception Two: The Values of the European Union
  • 4 Misperceptions Three: Violations
  • 5 Ill-Suited Responses
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • 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
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Infringement Procedures as an Instrument Against Rule of Law Backsliding in EU Member States?
  • 3 Miscategorising the Problems? The Legal Bases of Rule of Law-Related Infringement Action
  • 4 From Limited Cooperation to Resistance: The Hungarian Government's Reactions to Rule of Law-Related Infringement Procedures
  • 5 Escalation and Learning Effects: The Interplay Between Brussels and Budapest Since 2010
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • 11 Safeguarding Democracy and the Rule of Law by Civil Society Actors? The Case of Poland
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Framework-Civil Society and Its Potential for a Watchdog Function
  • 3 Civil Society in Poland-Its Shape and Current Political Opportunity Structure
  • 4 Civil Society's Protest Repertoire-Actions Taken Between Warsaw and Brussels
  • 5 Impact and Resonance of the Civic Activities
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part IV Theoretical Reflections and Conclusions
  • 12 Contesting the EU, Contesting Democracy and Rule of Law in Europe. Conceptual Suggestions for Future Research
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Autocratisation in Central and Eastern Europe
  • 3 De-Europeanisation in Contemporary Europe
  • 4 The Link Between De-Europeanisation and Autocratisation: The Primacy of Domestic Politics as the Driver of De-Europeanisation
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References.
  • 13 Towards a Political Theory of Democratic Backsliding? Generalising the East Central European Experience
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Democratic Backsliding as a Universal Trend
  • 3 The Societal: The Rise of Audience Democracy
  • 4 The Institutional: Looking for State Capture
  • 5 The Processual: Retrogression Towards Semi-democracy
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 14 Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics in East Central Europe: Major Findings and Avenues for Future Research
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Individual Chapter Findings and Cross-Chapter Linkages
  • 3 Conclusions, Open Questions and Future Research
  • 4 Outlook
  • References
  • Index.

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