TY - JOUR
T1 - Varieties of Illiberal Backlash in Central Europe
AU - Guasti, Petra
AU - Bustikova, Lenka
N1 - Funding Information:
This output was supported by the NPO ‘Systemic Risk Institute’ number LX22NPO5101, funded by European Union - Next Generation EU (Ministry ofEducation, Youth and Sports, NPO: EXCELES).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Abortion, same-sex marriage, gender equality, and LGBTQ rights have become hotly contested topics in Central Europe over the past two decades. Abortion rights have been rolled back, and the expansion of LGBTQ rights has been stalled or reversed. What explains the varieties of illiberal backlash in Central Europe? We argue that the extent of backlash reflects the strength of an alliance between socially conservative advocacy groups and political parties. However, we also show two factors curbing illiberal backlash: public opinion and a pluralistic moderate confessional political party. Both factors constrain illiberal politicians and dampen the radicalization of parties in power.
AB - Abortion, same-sex marriage, gender equality, and LGBTQ rights have become hotly contested topics in Central Europe over the past two decades. Abortion rights have been rolled back, and the expansion of LGBTQ rights has been stalled or reversed. What explains the varieties of illiberal backlash in Central Europe? We argue that the extent of backlash reflects the strength of an alliance between socially conservative advocacy groups and political parties. However, we also show two factors curbing illiberal backlash: public opinion and a pluralistic moderate confessional political party. Both factors constrain illiberal politicians and dampen the radicalization of parties in power.
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U2 - 10.1080/10758216.2022.2156889
DO - 10.1080/10758216.2022.2156889
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145818505
SN - 1075-8216
VL - 70
SP - 130
EP - 142
JO - Problems of Post-Communism
JF - Problems of Post-Communism
IS - 2
ER -