| Contents |
Introduction: European democracy at the crossroads -- The quality of democracy in Europe / Enrique Clari & Carlos García-Rivero -- The concept of populism and populist democracy / Ángel Rivero -- Mapping populist political parties in Europe / Enrique Clari -- On the persistence of radical-right-wing populism in Europe : the role of grievances and emotions / Hans-Georg Betz -- The limits of democratic competition : evidence of the asymmetrical impact of polarization on Europeans political attitudes and behaviour / Enrique Clari and Carlos García-Rivero -- Populist's voters' profiles in different electoral calls. lessons from Spain / Javier Antón-Merino, Sergio Pérez-Castaños and Marta Méndez-Juez -- Ideological congruence in the extreme right in Europe. Germany, Poland and Sweden in comparative perspective / Carlos García-Rivero and Hennie Kotz -- Internal sanctions for the rule of law breaches under Art.7 TEU: Why is the EU dragging its feet? / Clara Portela and Ruth Ferrero -- Populism in Western vs Eastern Europe / José Rama and Andrés Santana -- Populism in Southern Europe / Belén Fernndez and Angel Valencia -- Populism in the Nordic countries / Eirikur Bergmann -- Conclusions. What lies ahead / Carlos García-River. |
| Abstract |
"Over the early 21st century, democracy worldwide has deteriorated significantly. At the same time, new populist forces have appeared that challenge democracies through legal reforms. The stark contrast between Eastern and Western Europe in this respect is the focus of this collection of essays.The authors consider the 2008-2012 economic crisis to be at the root of the success of the populist parties and the rise of cultural backlash against liberal values. In turn, European governments' responses to the crisis-mainly austerity measures demanded by IMF and the EU- help explain desenchantment with the European Union. These policies made the wider public feel that they were being left out of politics, and populist parties promised to return power to them. The contributors argue that polarization of the electorate can set in motion a radicalization that strengthens authoritarians at the expense of democrats. They also demonstrate that Eastern and Western Europe differ in their attitudes to the decline in quality of democracy. The studies consider how satisfied people are with the political changes they witness, and argue that seemingly more authoritarian attitudes in the East explain why people feel more satisfied with a defective democracy that empowers the populist-authoritarian political actors that they support"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Democracy fatigue Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2023 9789633866405 |
| LCCN | 2023026917 |
| ISBN | 9789633866399 |
| ISBN | 9633866391 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
