| Contents |
Introduction -- Divergent way of democracy in Europe from the ancient times until the late 19th century -- Challenges of liberal democracies in Europe in the 20th century : fascism and communism -- Issues of liberal democracy after the World War II : emergence of populism -- Erosion of communism since the mid-1980's in Russia and Hungary -- Democratic way or illiberal turn in the post-communist Europe since 1990 -- Emerging of illiberal state in Russia : the Putin regime since 2000 -- Fall of liberal democracy in Hungary : replaced by a full-born illiberal state -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"It will be explored, how the new wave of illiberalism has impacted Europe in the last decades. While liberal democracy is deeply rooted and stable in the developed Europe, Russia, the new fragile state became hotbed of illiberalism by the 2000's., but other post-Communist countries have stepped on divergent paths"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bordás, Mária. Chances for democracy in Europe Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2023 9781666910254 |
| LCCN | 2023021635 |
| ISBN | 9781666910247 |
| ISBN | 1666910244 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
