Why Neo-Militant Democracies Endure: Democratization and Autocratization Studies

Part 1: Introduction  1. Methodological and Theoretical Assumptions for Studying the Endurance of Neo-militant Democracies  2. Central and Eastern Europe from the Great Recession to Warfare Times: Labile Endurance of Quasi- and Neo-militant Democracies  3. The Inner Six in a Historical Context: From Militant to Neo-militant Democracies  Part 2: Case Studies  4. Ignore Threats or Believe in the Inviolability of Rules? Restrictions of the Freedom of Association, Registration, and Functioning of Political Parties  5. Electoral Rights for All? Restrictions of Passive and Active Voting Rights  6. Dissent Within and Beyond the Boundaries of Legality: Restrictions of the Freedom of Assembly  7. Did Neo-Militant Democracy Deal with Changes in Media Systems Efficiently? Restrictions on Freedom of Speech and the Press  8. Religion as a Political Tool for Dividing Societies: Restrictions of the Freedom of Religion  9. LGBTQI+ Erasure or Progress in Protecting Human Rights?  Restrictions of the Rights of LGBTQI+ People  10. Between Inclusive and Exclusive Policies: Restrictions of Naturalization and Migrants’ Rights  11. Facing New Threats: Restrictions on Terrorism and Hybrid Interference  12. Avenues for Studies on Pandemic-ridden and Warfare Times Neo-militant Democracies  Part 3: Conclusions  13. The Endurance of Neo-militant Democracies in Comparative Perspective

Joanna Rak is Associate Professor of Political Sciences at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.