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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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: www.authlib.eu/country-pape...

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AUTHLIB Country Papers

The AUTHLIB Country Papers map the varieties of illiberalism as they manifest among parties and voters in Austria, Czechia, Great Britain, France, Hungary, Italy, and Poland.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

💡 New event video 🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social explores how illiberal actors shape politics in Austria, Italy & France 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-42...

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The Rise of Illiberal Challengers in Western Europe

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The discussion draws from AUTHLIB's Policy Paper series presenting new insights into the illiberal challenge to European democracy. 📚 Explore the papers here: www.authlib.eu/policy-papers/

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AUTHLIB Policy Papers

The AUTHLIB Policy Papers address some of the most pressing contemporary challenges to liberal democracy by examining a select set of key policy areas.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🎥 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/ @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova. 👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvqL...

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European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy

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Zsolt Enyedi @zsolt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Several fascinating talks on the crisis of liberal democracy

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

💥30 presentations from top scholars tracing the roots & intellectual legacies of illiberal thought, exploring its contemporary manifestations, impact on democracy, party politics, discourse & governance are now available on our YouTube channel! ➡️ Check out the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Mapping the Illiberal Challenge (AUTHLIB Final Conference) - YouTube

As Europe confronts the rise of illiberalism across the continent and graples with its political and societal consequences, the Horizon-funded Neo-authoritar...

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social earlier this month? ☝️ Worry not!

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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

📢 How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done? Join our @authlibeu.bsky.social panel discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with Mila Moshelova, Konrad Bleyer-Simon & Zsuzsanna Vegh 📅 Jan 20, 2026 15:00 CET RSVP www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...

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European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy

How to counter illiberal attacks on civil society, media and human rights? Join our discussion on January 20 (Tuesday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

📣 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 🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/europe...

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

📢 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 @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova 🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET 👉 Register: www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...

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European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy

How to counter illiberal attacks on civil society, media and human rights? Join our discussion on January 20 (Tuesday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

🔎 Want to go deeper? Read the journal article "How Terror Attacks Shape Political Agendas on Multiculturalism in France" by Elena Cossu and @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social published in Politics and Governance! Open access ⤵️ www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

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How Terror Attacks Shape Political Agendas on Multiculturalism in France | Article | Politics and Governance

Elena Cossu, Caterina Froio

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

💥 New AUTHLIB Blog How do terror attacks reshape political debate? Elena Cossu @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social shows how attacks in France pushed mainstream parties closer to far-right positions on multiculturalism. Read more 👉 www.authlib.eu/how-terror-a...

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How Terror Attacks Pushed French Politics Closer to the Far Right

Elena Cossu (Sciences Po) shows how terror attacks shaped the political sphere in their aftermath in France.

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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It was a great pleasure to speak at the “Mapping the Illiberal Challenge” closing conference of @authlibeu.bsky.social at the CEU. Presenting the key arguments and recommendations of my upcoming policy paper, “How to Better Protect and Support Civil Society in the EU?”, I argued for: THREAD 1/5

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Aleš Michal @alesmichal.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The final @authlibeu.bsky.social conference organized by amazing colleagues in Budapest. A project that meant a lot to me - it enabled me to study radical and extremist groups in CEE, while also further developing our team's research agenda on democratic innovations.

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Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

A great closing conference of the AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social at CEU in Budapest - thanks to all. The organizers and participants!

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

📣 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 drivers and appeal across Europe, and our analysis and recommendations to address the illiberal challenge on the EU level.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🙏 And it's a wrap! We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @weareceu.bsky.social 🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for the survival of democracy.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🤝 The MORES - Moral Emotions in Politics @mores-project.bsky.social is an innovative research project exploring the role of moral emotions, values, and identities in politics. In doing so, it builds on AUTHLIB's work. 👉 Learn more and follow its social media channels: mores-horizon.eu

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MORES - Home

Explore MORES, a project studying how moral emotions in politics unite and divide society. See how research fosters dialogue and strengthens democracy.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Giving a glimps into @mores-project.bsky.social, @zsolt-boda.bsky.social (Eötvös Loránd University) also joined the conference and shared insights into their ongoing work on moral emotions and populist governance.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Peter Kreko (Eötvös Loránd University) and Gábor Orosz (Flinders University) discussed the initial findings of their democratic inoculation experiment that is bridging AUTHLIB and the recently launched @mores-project.bsky.social.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

😱 Emotions play a central role in political communication and are used by political actors to mobilize. 🧐 AUTHLIB's team at the Oxford Uni, led by Stephen Whitefield, who presented the results of the team's lab experiments, studied the effects of emotional appeal on illiberal beliefs and behavior.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

📖 Learn more about illiberal politics in Europe! Check AUTHLIB's Politics and Governance special issue: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

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Illiberal Politics in Europe

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The panel closed with the presentation of Bálint Mikola @weareceu.bsky.social of his joint work with Péter Radó (Eötvös Loránd University, CEU) that assessed how illiberalism transforms social and educational policies in Central Europe.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Following her intervention, Eva Fodor @weareceu.bsky.social explored the how gender issues are targeted and instrumentalized by illiberal forces.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

❗ Illiberal forces impact policies and institutions. AUTHLIB studied their influence across various policy areas. 🔥 Mieke Verloo (Radboud University) analyzed how illiberals influence knowledge production and research in service of their authoritarian agenda creating a mutually reinforcing cycle.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🗣️ Read more about one of AUTHLIB's deliberative fora, the Ideological Opponents' Forum here: www.authlib.eu/authlib-ideo...

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AUTHLIB researchers from the Charles University organized the first forum of ideological opponents in Liberec

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

@petraguasti.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz shared how various forms of deliberation tested in the framework of AUTHLIB impacts polarization and whether it has the potential to change people's views in ideologically charged as well as locally sensitive matters.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

⚠️ @danielhegedus.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social discussed the illiberal challenge to democratic civil society in Europe and put forward elaborate EU-level recommendations to protect and strengthen the sector. Stay tunedned for the paper!

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

💡 Moving from theory to practice, AUTHLIB put forward recommendations to counter illiberal chalenges to democracy and strengthen liberal democracy in Europe.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

📽️ Interested in this issue? Watch the discussion of the SNS team's early results here: youtu.be/iU-YwtHn05E?...

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The Transnationalization of the Illiberal Right

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Zsolt Enyedi @zsolt.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social talked about the "illiberal international" exploring the elite-level cooperation identifying key nods and mapping ideological differences among illiberal groups.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🔗 Batuhan Eren and Manuela Caiani @sns.it presented their main takeaways from their research on the growing connections among far right parties, movements, and civic actors across borders and the ongoing transnational learning among them.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

💥The second day of our concluding conference started with a timely discussion on the transnationalization of the far right.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Elena Cossu @eui-eu.bsky.social shared her findings on the conceptualization and measurement of illiberal and far-right party communication using LLMs.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Marvin Stecker @marvins.bsky.social (University of Vienna) spoke about the dynamics of demonisation of outgroups in the discourse of nationalistic political parties.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

@giulianoformisano.bsky.social introduced his work with @spyroskosmidis.bsky.social and Stephen Whitefield at @ox.ac.uk studying the role of emotional rhetoric in party communication.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🗣️ AUTHLIB has explored the discourse of illiberal actors and the role of emotions in political communication. 📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

➡️ To explore our data, visit AUTHLIB's Interactive Dashboard: www.authlib.eu/datasets/

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Interactive Dashboard

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Marta Vuković @martav.bsky.social @univie.ac.at shared insights from her work with Sylvia Kritzinger on how justifications shape citizens' support for party ban and ultimately for militant democracy.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Jan Rovny @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social discussed his joint work with Elena Cossu and Luis Sattelmayer about support for democracy among the Muslim minority in Western Europe.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

@benstanley.eu and Marta Żerkowska-Balas (SWPS University) introduced their initial analysis on the varieties of illiberal views held by voters across countries.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

💭 Radosław Markowski and Piotr Zagórski @pzag.bsky.social (SWPS University) discussed the varieties of trust in government and satisfaction with democracy as it emerges from the AUTHLIB Survey.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

📊 AUTHLIB has extensively studied voters' attitude to explore the societal base of illiberalism and their support for democracy. The presentations at our concluding conference show the many issues that can be studied through the data collected in the AUTHLIB project.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📈Are you interested in our survey data? Check out our Interactive Dashboard bringing together quantitative data collected by our team throughout the project! ➡️ Visit our website for more info: www.authlib.eu/datasets/

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Interactive Dashboard

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Peter Bori, Bálint Mikola @weareceu.bsky.social and @schaferd.bsky.social @msstate.bsky.social experimented whether AI may be able to replace experts in evaluating the varieties of parties' positions.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

@erinjenne.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social and @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social (University of Salzburg) discussed how populism and nationalism shows up in National Security Strategies.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Dean Schafer @schaferd.bsky.social @msstate.bsky.social tracked varieties of party positions through a word embedding approach.

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AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

💥Our panel on parties and illiberalism did not only showcase the variety of illiberalism in Europe but also the variety of methods used by the AUTHLIB team. 📊 @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social showed the varieties of parties' illiberalism through the Chapel Hill Expert Survey.

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