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Euroscepticism and Illiberalism in Central Europe: Linked by Crisis book cover

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Euroscepticism and Illiberalism in Central Europe Linked by Crisis

By Vít Hloušek, Vratislav Havlík, Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Pavlína Kutnarová Copyright 2026
164 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

164 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book uses the V4 countries as an ideal political environment for testing shifts in Euroscepticism and illiberalism in the dynamic context of the “politicising moments” of multiple crises. It analyses what kind of Euroscepticism prevailed in East-Central Europe during the COVID-19 and Ukrainian war crises and how it changed compared to its manifestation during the earlier Eurozone and... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Illiberalism and Euroscepticism

3. From austerity to identity: the migration catalyst for illiberal Euroscepticism

4. From defensive to assertive: pandemic as amplifier reinforcing the illiberal-Eurosceptic nexus in Central Europe

5. From criticism of the EU to criticism of the west: developments after the Russian invasion

6. Discussion and conclusion

Biography

Vít Hloušek is a Professor at the Department of Political Science and Anglophone Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic.

Vratislav Havlík is an Associate Professor and Department Vice-Head of the International Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.

Veronika Velička Zapletalová is Assistant Professor of European Politics and Vice-Dean for Communication at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.

Pavlína Kutnarová is a Junior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Political Science at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.

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