Political Dynamics and Identity in CEE

Abstract

This panel investigates how identity, political contestation, and social resilience are transforming the political landscape of Central and Eastern Europe. Contributions propose to bring together studies on kin state influence, wartime discursive identity-making, the contested durability of liberalism, the crisis-driven reconfiguration of left-wing parties, political trust and resilience, trace how external actors, conflict narratives, and domestic institutional pressures interact with everyday claims of belonging and legitimacy. They highlight the relational and multi-level nature of contemporary CEE politics, where transnational funding and identity politics influence local governance, shifting discourses reframe regional orientations, party systems adapt or falter in the face of compound crises, and social resilience mediates citizens' responses to political uncertainty, providing comparative and policy-relevant insights into the sources of stability and fragility across the region.

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Constructing “the East” in Times of War: Czech and Slovak Discursive Identity-Making After 2022	View Paper Details
Assessing the Impact of Hungarian Kin-State Funding in Southern Slovakia	View Paper Details
Who Holds the Line? Liberalism Beyond Its Adversaries	View Paper Details
Resilience and Demise of the Left in the Visegrád Countries, Crises Within the Polycrisis.	View Paper Details
Low Political Trust, Poorer Mental Health? Resilience as a Protective Factor	View Paper Details