🚩 How have leaders in Brazil, Hungary, India, and Türkiye embraced digital authoritarianism to consolidate power? 🔍Gülşen Doğan, PhD candidate at the Koç University, explains on the AUTHLIB Blog.

🔴 Live at #ecprgc25 🎙️ Fascinating Featured Roundtable exploring the roots, variations, and consequences of #illiberalism across Europe 🚫🗣️ @petraguasti.bsky.social @leoniedejonge.bsky.social @larboe.bsky.social @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social Andrej Zaslove

💡 AUTHLIB is at the European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference today at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). 💭 Join us for an exciting discussion starting soon. ✍ Stay tuned for our latest publications on illiberalism in Europe over the next weeks!

💥 What are the leftist manifestations of illiberalism in Europe & Latin America? 🎙 Listen to Armando Chaguaceda (GAPAC), Laura Gamboa (University of Notre Dame), Eszter Kováts (Universität Wien) and Zsolt Enyedi (Central European University) discuss the topic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn63...

🌐Leftist Illiberalisms: European & Latin American Perspectives 📆 June 19 | 🕰️4:00 p.m. CET Illiberalism is typically associated with the radical right—but some leftist movements also adopted illiberal forms. Register and join our discussion!

💡 Illiberalism is not only a right-wing phenomenon. How does it manifest on the left in Europe and Latin America? 🗣️ Register for our upcoming webinar to hear leading experts' take!

🧑‍🎓 Are you a PhD student researching democratic backsliding and political conflict? 📨 Apply by July 30 for the summer school organized by the Scuola Normale Superiore in September in Cortona, Italy. Find out more on our and SNS's website! 🔗 www.authlib.eu/summer-schoo...

🌐Leftist Illiberalisms: European & Latin American Perspectives 📆 June 19 | 🕰️4:00 p.m. CET Illiberalism is typically associated with the radical right—but some leftist movements also adopted illiberal forms. Register and join our discussion!

🚩“Russian-style” anti-NGO laws are entering EU member states 🗨️ Katarína Batková (Via Juris), Márta Pardavi (Hungarian Helsinki Committee), R. Daniel Kelemen (Georgetown Uni) & Daniel Hegedus @gmfus.bsky.social explain what this means for democracy—and what can be done

📢 Event alert | 📅 May 28 | ⏰ 3:00 p.m. CET | 📍Online Recently adopted anti-NGO laws in Hungary and Slovakia threaten democracy. These Russian-style laws serve to intimidate critics and silence dissent. Join our guests as they explore their impact on civil society.

📢 Event alert | 📅 May 28 | ⏰ 3:00 p.m. CET | 📍Online Recently adopted anti-NGO laws in Hungary and Slovakia threaten democracy. These Russian-style laws serve to intimidate critics and silence dissent. Join our guests as they explore their impact on civil society.

🧠 How can we understand—and counter—the rise of neo-authoritarianism in Europe? AUTHLIB systematically studies the varieties of illiberalism to offer solutions to protect liberal democracy. 📩 Stay informed and subscribe to our newsletter: www.authlib.eu/newsletter/

🔹 How do we protect democracy from those who seek to dismantle it? 🔹 What happens when liberal tolerance is exploited? 📽 Watch how AUTHLIB researchers tackled these and many more questions at our workshop on safeguarding democracy at the CEU Democracy Institute.

Civil society is under concentrated attack in the EU. Join us on 📅May 28, 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 am EDT & discuss with Katarína Batková, Márta Pardavi, Daniel Kelemen & yours truly the recent anti-NGO legislation from #Slovakia & #Hungary. RSVP 👇 www.gmfus.org/event/mushro... @gmfus.bsky.social

📢 Event alert | 📅 May 28 | ⏰ 3:00 p.m. CET | 📍Online Recently adopted anti-NGO laws in Hungary and Slovakia threaten democracy. These Russian-style laws serve to intimidate critics and silence dissent. Join our guests as they explore their impact on civil society.

🧩 Christian democracy once sought to reconcile faith and democracy ⚠ But today's Christian populists depart from that tradition 📽️ Prof. Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton) walks us through the evolution of Christian democratic thought at the CEU Democracy Institute.

🔹 How do we protect democracy from those who seek to dismantle it? 🔹 What happens when liberal tolerance is exploited? 📽 Watch how AUTHLIB researchers tackled these and many more questions at our workshop on safeguarding democracy at the CEU Democracy Institute.

🛡️ Democracy’s defenders need knowledge, not just ideals. The AUTHLIB project investigates Europe’s illiberal challenges and offers tools for action. 📩 Sign up to receive our research highlights, event news, and policy insights: www.authlib.eu/newsletter/

⚖️ How do democracies heal after decay? Antoinette Scherz (Stockholm University) shows political, normative & legal pathways for democratic frontsliding—arguing for disciplined "restorative disobedience" & robust EU action. ➡️ Follow for more on defending democracy!

🌟 How can individuals reshape collective biases? 💡Maxime Lepoutre (University of Reading) shows how counterstereotypical models inspire action—but also warns of risks if poorly designed. 🎯 Managing trade-offs is key to effective democratic counterspeech.

🔹 How do we protect democracy from those who seek to dismantle it? 🔹 What happens when liberal tolerance is exploited? 📽 Watch how AUTHLIB researchers tackled these and many more questions at our workshop on safeguarding democracy at the CEU Democracy Institute.

🛡️ Europe’s liberal democracies are facing diverse illiberal challenges. The AUTHLIB project maps these threats—and crafts tools to counter them. 📩 Stay connected: www.authlib.eu/newsletter/

⛪️ What’s new about the new Catholic anti-liberalism? 💭 Fabio Wolkenstein (University of Vienna) explores how appeals to the "common good" can obscure authoritarian tendencies. 📽 Follow us on Youtube & see what AUTHLIB researchers say about defending democracy!

📺 Fragmented media environments feed political polarization. ☝️ Gabriele Badano (University of York) calls for more robust media regulation and for the media to assume a stabilizing role. 📽️ Follow us on Youtube for more insights on defending democracy.

🔹 How do we protect democracy from those who seek to dismantle it? 🔹 What happens when liberal tolerance is exploited? 📽 Watch how AUTHLIB researchers tackled these and many more questions at our workshop on safeguarding democracy at the CEU Democracy Institute.

📌 Illiberalism is not a single ideology, but a modular challenge to liberal democracy. 💡Prof Zsolt Enyedi (CEU) highlights multiple clusters of Europe's illiberal parties and calls for context-sensitive responses. 📽 Watch his lecture and follow us on Youtube!

🛡️ Want to understand and defend democracy against new authoritarian threats? ❗️Stay informed with insights from the AUTHLIB project. 📩 Sign up for our newsletter today: www.authlib.eu/newsletter/

🧩 Christian democracy once sought to reconcile faith & democracy ⚠ Today's Christian populists break with this tradition 📽️ Prof Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton) walks us through the evolution of Christian democratic thought in his lecture at CEU Democracy Institute

🎧 Podcast on illiberal transatlantic ties AUTHLIB's Daniel Hegedus & Zsuzsanna Vegh (GMF) spoke to CEU Democracy Institute's Review of Democracy about the commonalities of MAGA & the Patriots, the transatlantic illiberal network & its impact on CEE democracy. revdem.ceu.edu/2025/04/16/i...

🗞 Prof. Markowski (SWPS University) shares AUTHLIB survey insights in @rp.pl ☝️Populism is overused—illiberalism & authoritarianism are the real danger to liberal democracy. Hungary shows how democracies erode, step by step. 📘 Read here (paywall): www.rp.pl/plus-minus/a...

📢 New article from AUTHLIB's Péter Radó & Bálint Mikola @ceudeminst.bsky.social! 📚 The paper explores how illiberal regimes shape education & culture to cement power & push ideology. 📌 Available open-access in Politics and Governance www.authlib.eu/journal-arti...

🚨Upcoming General Seminar Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Tradeoffs, Strategies, Temporalities w/ @gcapoccia.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk 📅 Tue. 15th April, 12.30 – 2 pm 📍at Sciences Po, Pairs & via Zoom Info & registration ⤵️ www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

💡What are the implications of populism for cultural policy in Central and Eastern Europe? Our team of AUTHLIB researchers has the answers in their new open-access article just published in the International Journal of Cultural Policy. www.authlib.eu/journal-arti...

💬📲 How can the EU fight foreign information manipulation without compromising free speech? AUTHLIB brought together experts Nad'a Kovalcikova (EUISS), Péter Krekó & Vassilis Ntousas @gmfus.bsky.social to tackle this urgent challenge. 📽️ Watch the full discussion! www.authlib.eu/combating-fi...

🆕📝🚨 Glad to see this one out in International Journal of Cultural Policy. With data from @authlibeu.bsky.social, we review cultural policies of 🇭🇺Orbán, 🇵🇱Kaczyński, 🇨🇿Babiš, and 🇸🇰Fico. A short thread👇 1/4 Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @schaferd.bsky.social @jsuchanek.bsky.social

⚠️ New AUTHLIB journal article - open access ⚠️ ❓How do illiberal far right parties influence discourse on immigration? Franziska Wagner (CEU), Dean Schafer (@mississippistate.bsky.social, @ceudeminst.bsky.social) Mehmet Yavuz (CEU, Uni Salzburg) have the answers. www.authlib.eu/journal-arti...

❗Happening now at @ceudeminst.bsky.social! Tune in for our lecture with @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social (Princeton University): "From Christian Democracy to Christian Autocracy" 👉 www.authlib.eu/from-christi...

We are kicking off the 2nd day of our "Defending Liberalism" workshop at @ceudeminst.bsky.social 🗨️ Can democrats restrict the democratic rights of anti-democrats? 🗣️ Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen @au.dk explores the morality of the question and whether anti-democrats would have a moral complaint against

Join us tomorrow for a public lecture with @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social! Register 👉 www.authlib.eu/from-christi...

Our "Defending Liberalism" workshop is underway at @ceudeminst.bsky.social 🗨️ What are the normative limits of protecting democracy from illiberal actors? How can we respond to their varieties? Our agenda: www.authlib.eu/defending-li... 🗣️ @zmiklosi.bsky.social @zsolt.bsky.social & Andres Moles

🔹 How do we protect democracy from those who seek to dismantle it? 🔹 Can illiberal forces be countered without compromising liberal values? 👉 Our 2-day workshop starts today at @ceudeminst.bsky.social in Budapest! See the program here: www.authlib.eu/defending-li...

📢 EVENT ALERT | 🗓️ Apr 1, 5pm CET | 📍 Budapest / online Join us for a public lecture by Professor Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton University) that will revisit three strategies through which political thinkers tried to reconcile religion and modern democracy. 👉 www.authlib.eu/from-christi...

🗓 March 25 | ⏰ 16.30 CET |📍Online 🔍 What is the role of the EU in safeguarding democratic integrity against foreign information manipulation and interference? 🗣️ Join Nad'a Kovalcikova (EUISS), Vassilis Ntousas & Péter Krekó @gmfus.bsky.social 👉Register: www.authlib.eu/combating-fi...

The paper on the ideological layer of the current autocratization wave has been made freely accessible www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

🗓 March 25 | ⏰ 16.30 CET |📍Online 🔍 What is the role of the EU in safeguarding democratic integrity against foreign information manipulation and interference? 🗣️ Join Nad'a Kovalcikova (EUISS), Vassilis Ntousas & Péter Krekó @gmfus.bsky.social 👉Register: www.authlib.eu/combating-fi...

📢Working Paper Alert! In the age of spin dictatorships, propaganda isn’t just a tool of autocrats—it’s seeping into democracies, too. Péter Krekó (Political Capital, @gmfus.bsky.social) explores how modern regimes use social media to manipulate public opinion. www.authlib.eu/peter-kreko-...

❗The call for this exciting Scuola Normale Superiore summer school is still open! Apply by March 15! ⤵️

📣 Tomorrow at @sciencespo.bsky.social's School of Public Affairs: a talk about policy evaluation, with Elena Cossu among the speakers. Elena is a former Sr Policy Evaluation Researcher @natcen.bsky.social and a postdoc with us (@authlibeu.bsky.social project) 👉 www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-affair...

📣 Roundtable Book Presentation of @jrovny.bsky.social - Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition, and Democracy: Circumstantial Liberals w/@sciencespo.bsky.social School of Public Affairs 📅 5 Feb. 5-7 pm 📍Sciences Po Registration & Information⤵️ www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

💡Interested in visual communication and contentious politics? 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓Our AUTHLIB consortium member Scuola Normale Superiore invites applications from doctoral students for the 2025 PhD Summer School on 'Visual Analysis and Contentious Politics' (June 2-5, 2025). www.authlib.eu/sns-summer-s...