Consequences of democratic backsliding

Abstract

This panel comprises papers which discuss and assess the consequences of increasing illiberal tendencies and democratic backsliding in EU member states over the last decade from various angles. These include the impact of democratic and rule of law backsliding on the formulation and development of the EU’s institutional and policy responses, the effectiveness of established prevention mechanisms as well as the effects of democratic backsliding in some EU member states on the EU’s internal cohesion and homogeneity of EU foreign policy. The consequences of differences in the character and depth of anti-democratic tendencies in the two most exposed EU member states, Hungary and Poland, are also addressed and compared in the panel.

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Community Norm Violations, Solidarity and European Integration: Does Democratic Backsliding in Member States Undermine Support for Public Goods Provision in the EU?	View Paper Details
Hungary, the EU and Russia’s War against Ukraine: Hostage-Taking of EU Foreign Policymaking	View Paper Details
"White knights" - Why liberal democracy survived in Poland, but not in Hungary	View Paper Details
Soft tool, tough problems: The EU Commission’s Rule of Law Report	View Paper Details
Democracy promotion and safeguarding after accession: Does the EU matter?	View Paper Details