Far-Right and Democratic Erosion: How Parties Construct and Disseminate Illiberalism

Abstract

How do far-right and illiberal parties drive democratic erosion through ideological construction and discursive mobilization? This panel examines the ideational foundations of democratic backsliding, analyzing how parties develop illiberal ideologies, disseminate anti-liberal narratives, and employ strategic framing to undermine liberal democratic norms across Europe. The panel investigates what motivates far-right parties to engage in democratic backsliding by analyzing their government and governing ideologies, examining beliefs about power concentration, national homogeneity, and governing legitimacy that justify anti-democratic measures. It maps party-based illiberalism across countries and party families, testing whether opposition to minorities, civic rights, and horizontal accountability forms coherent ideological clusters or represents pragmatic mobilization.

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