TY  - BOOK
AU  - Florian Bieber
AU  - Magdalena Solska
AU  - Dane Taleski
PY  - 2019
CY  - Lausanne, Switzerland
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2235-7025
SN  - 9783034326865
TI  - Illiberal and authoritarian tendencies in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe
DO  - 10.3726/b10585
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1055034
N2  - Even though the democratic decline has been deemed a global phenomenon, the question of how it manifests itself in the postcommunist world and how it varies across different regions with divergent levels of democratic consolidation has not been sufficiently addressed yet. This book tries to fill the gap and examines the causes and nature of the deteriorating quality of democracy in Central Europe as well as the reversal or stagnation of democratization processes in Southeastern and Eastern Europe. The political elite plays a key role in initiating legislative changes that may lead to democratic backsliding. Its constant commitment to the rule of law and to the practice of selfrestraint in securing the independence of judiciary and the rights of political opposition appears hence indispensable for sustainable liberal democracy.
LA  - English
ER  -