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Party-Based Illiberalism in Europe: Why Is Illiberalism Gaining Ground in European Party Systems?<\/h2>\n

Abstract<\/h3>\n

Illiberalism has entered its hype phase, increasingly invoked to describe diverse challenges to democracy. Yet the debate remains fragmented between those who treat it as an ideology\u2014often as elusive as liberalism itself\u2014and those who restrict it to the practices of governing actors. Moreover, existing research focuses on a recurring set of \u201cusual suspects,\u201d primarily far-right parties, thereby overlooking potential diffusion among mainstream actors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project\u202f<\/span>Party-Based Illiberalism<\/span><\/i>\u202f(IllibEU) advances a parsimonious definition of party-based illiberalism as a combination of negative stances toward (i) minorities, (ii) civic and freedom rights, and (iii) the horizontal accountability of power\u2014three core pillars of liberal democracy. Contemporary illiberalism may have distinct foci: the most visible manifestations clearly stem from the far right, yet others may be linked to different ideological orientations\u2014for example, neoliberal legacies that compress civic and freedom rights. Consequently, IllibEU treats the ideological correlates of illiberalism as an eminently empirical question to be traced across time and space.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project combines two analytical levels. First, a large-N design (12 countries) will map political parties\u2019 illiberal supply by integrating manifesto data and expert-survey indicators (V-Party, CHES). This broad comparative exploration will test expectations regarding structural socio-economic factors as well as political triggers of contemporary illiberalism (e.g., competition with the far right, polarization, homogenization of political supply). It will also provide a cartography of contemporary illiberalism, enabling tests of spatial diffusion dynamics across Europe. In addition, the large-N analysis will disentangle country-specific peaks in the salience of illiberalism, offering crucial guidance for structuring a more fine-grained analysis.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The second component of the project consists of an in-depth exploration in four countries. It will examine the implementation of illiberal practices\u2014and instances of resistance and opposition\u2014in IT, DK, FR, and PL through the analysis of governmental decrees and parliamentary debates. The country-level focus will also enable an investigation of the diffusion of illiberal ideas not only within party systems but also across civil society, assessing the pervasiveness of illiberal think tanks, CSOs, and NGOs and their connections with institutional actors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bio<\/h3>\n

Leonardo Puleo <\/b>is a postdoctoral researcher at the Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles (ULB).<\/b>\u00a0His research examines party competition and voting behavior, with a particular focus on contemporary challenges to liberal democracy. His new project,\u00a0<\/span>IllibEU: Party-Based Illiberalism in Europe<\/span><\/i>, funded by the FNRS, explores the emergence and diffusion of illiberal ideas and practices across European party systems. His work has appeared in several peer-reviewed journals, including\u00a0<\/span>West European Politics<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>Political Studies<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>Party Politics<\/span><\/i>, and\u00a0<\/span>Democratization<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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