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Postliberal Constitutionalism The Challenge of Right Wing Populism in Central and Eastern Europe

By Adam Sulikowski Copyright 2023
140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

This book addresses recent changes in Central and Eastern Europe in order to critically consider the impact of illiberal conservatism on constitutionalism. Right-wing populism and the illiberal constitutionalism of Central and Eastern Europe have challenged both the dominant views of legal scholars and those elements of the legal mainstream that appeared to be firmly entrenched and resistant... Read more

1. Assumptions, explanations, standpoint 2. (Demo-)liberal constitutionalism – genealogy and hegemony 3. The crisis of (demo-)liberal constitutionalism 4. COVID-19 as a Derridean specter 5. The reaction and possible future developments

Biography

Adam Sulikowski is full Professor of Legal Theory and Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wrocław, Poland.