Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War
Recent years have witnessed a noticeable democratic decline worldwide, revealing a tendency of voters to elect leaders with authoritarian tendencies. In East-Central European countries, authoritarian attitudes reached unprecedented heights since their accession to the EU. Existing academic literatur...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cogitatio
2024-08-01
|
| Series: | Politics and Governance |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/8594 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1846143905860419584 |
|---|---|
| author | Mihai Alexandrescu Mihnea S. Stoica |
| author_facet | Mihai Alexandrescu Mihnea S. Stoica |
| author_sort | Mihai Alexandrescu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Recent years have witnessed a noticeable democratic decline worldwide, revealing a tendency of voters to elect leaders with authoritarian tendencies. In East-Central European countries, authoritarian attitudes reached unprecedented heights since their accession to the EU. Existing academic literature highlights key drivers of support for authoritarianism in this region of the continent, including anti-elite sentiments, political anxiety, economic threat, and perceived injustice. However, there is little scientific evidence related to the strength of these variables in a post-pandemic context and amid a neighbouring war. Drawing on original public opinion data collected in Poland, Hungary, and Romania, the current study identifies the main driving forces behind public demand for authoritarianism in these countries. The article develops a comparative perspective and thus contributes to a nuanced comprehension of the resurgence of authoritarianism in this part of the world. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-f029ec2dcd474172a8cd76ab7b529534 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2183-2463 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-08-01 |
| publisher | Cogitatio |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Politics and Governance |
| spelling | doaj-art-f029ec2dcd474172a8cd76ab7b5295342024-12-02T09:44:44ZengCogitatioPolitics and Governance2183-24632024-08-0112010.17645/pag.85943691Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring WarMihai Alexandrescu0Mihnea S. Stoica1Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeș‐Bolyai University, RomaniaFaculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babeș‐Bolyai University, RomaniaRecent years have witnessed a noticeable democratic decline worldwide, revealing a tendency of voters to elect leaders with authoritarian tendencies. In East-Central European countries, authoritarian attitudes reached unprecedented heights since their accession to the EU. Existing academic literature highlights key drivers of support for authoritarianism in this region of the continent, including anti-elite sentiments, political anxiety, economic threat, and perceived injustice. However, there is little scientific evidence related to the strength of these variables in a post-pandemic context and amid a neighbouring war. Drawing on original public opinion data collected in Poland, Hungary, and Romania, the current study identifies the main driving forces behind public demand for authoritarianism in these countries. The article develops a comparative perspective and thus contributes to a nuanced comprehension of the resurgence of authoritarianism in this part of the world.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/8594authoritarianismeast‐central europepolitical compasspopulismwar |
| spellingShingle | Mihai Alexandrescu Mihnea S. Stoica Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War Politics and Governance authoritarianism east‐central europe political compass populism war |
| title | Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War |
| title_full | Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War |
| title_fullStr | Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War |
| title_full_unstemmed | Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War |
| title_short | Authoritarian Demand in East‐Central Europe Post‐Pandemic and Amid Neighbouring War |
| title_sort | authoritarian demand in east central europe post pandemic and amid neighbouring war |
| topic | authoritarianism east‐central europe political compass populism war |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/8594 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mihaialexandrescu authoritariandemandineastcentraleuropepostpandemicandamidneighbouringwar AT mihneasstoica authoritariandemandineastcentraleuropepostpandemicandamidneighbouringwar |