AUTHLIB - Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the Liberal Democratic Response. Research project led by @CEUDemInst, co-funded by @HorizonEU. #AuthlibEU
✍️📄 Based on the results of the EDUC and the @AuthlibEU projects, Peter Rado and our Post-doctoral Researcher Balint Mikola analyze the educational policies of Poland's PiS-led conservative governments, published in Educatio in Hungarian.
Details:
👉 shorturl.at/BaFLx
The discussion draws from AUTHLIB's Country Paper series mapping how illiberal parties challenge democracy in 7 European countries and how their views resonate in the societies.
📚 Explore the papers here: authlib.eu/country-papers/
🎥 Event video online
How are illiberal actors shrinking democratic space in the EU—and what responses are possible?
Watch our panel on media freedom, civil society & gender equality w/ @kb5imon@DanielHegedus82 & Mila Moshelova
youtube.com/watch?v=KvqLTbLn…
The discussion draws on AUTHLIB's Policy Paper series presenting new insights into the illiberal challenge to European democracy.
📚 Explore the papers!
authlib.eu/policy-papers/
🔙 Did you miss the final conference of our Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response (@AuthlibEU) project?
💡 The video recordings are now available. 📹
Details:
👉 cutt.ly/8tvEElfc
📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @ceu@CEUDemInst earlier this month?
☝️ Worry not!
📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @ceu@CEUDemInst earlier this month?
☝️ Worry not!
💥30 presentations from top scholars tracing the roots & intellectual legacies of illiberal thought, exploring its current manifestations, impact on democracy, party politics, discourse & governance are now on our YouTube channel!
➡️ Visit the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
📢How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done?
Join our @AuthlibEU discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with Mila Moshelova, @kb5imon, @VeghZsuzsanna.
🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET
RSVP 👉authlib.eu/shrinking-spaces-…
📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy
🗓️ Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 09:00–10:30 ET / 15:00–16:30 CET
📍Online
Across the EU, new actors are gaining influence and systematically challenging the institutional and normative foundations of democracy from within.
The panelists will discuss the most serious threats such forces pose to different layers of civil society within the EU and identify priority areas for policy action.
🔗 Register here: gmfus.org/event/european-res…
📢 How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done?
Join our discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with @kb5imon@DanielHegedus82 & Mila Moshelova
🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET
👉 Register!
authlib.eu/shrinking-spaces-…
It was a great pleasure to speak at the “Mapping the Illiberal Challenge” closing conference of @AuthlibEU
at the @ceu . Presenting the recommendations of my upcoming policy paper, “How to Better Protect and Support Civil Society in the EU?”, I argued for:
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🙏 And it's a wrap!
We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @ceu.
🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for democracy's survival
📣 As we conclude AUTHLIB in the coming weeks, stay with us for the roll-out of a set of exciting country and policy papers, showcasing the varieties of illiberal appeal across Europe, and our analysis and recommendations to address the illiberal challenge on the EU level.