Constitutional politics and populist conservatism
The contrasting cases of Poland and Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6145541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Blokker (0000-0003-4352-6478, University of Bologna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 132-149 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2374-5126 • E-ISSN: 2374-5118 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23745118.2021.1956243 |
| OpenAlex | W3185637895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 42 |
The constitution-making processes and trajectories of the East- Central European democracies have been more challenging than \noften supposed. Consolidation allegedly rests on the ‘liberal consensus’ that emerged after communism. This consensus has been much less robust and widespread than often believed and has increasingly been confronted with illiberal counter-forces. The article contributes to a critical discussion of constitution-making and constitutional politics in the context of the forceful (re- )emergence of conservative, populist forces in the region. The aim is to demonstrate that, first, constitutional politics in postcommunist societies have involved significant, ‘postconsolidation’ \nforms of contestation throughout the post-1989 period. Second, the article shows that anti-liberal, conservativepopulist \npositions have played substantial but rather variegated roles in different societies. In the most frequently discussed cases, \nconservative populist forces have mobilized to start an illiberal counter-revolution. In others, largely understudied, such a ‘revolution’ seems hardly in the making, even if the political conflict is evident
Communism · Conservatism · Consolidation (business · Constitution · Democracy · Economics · Liberal democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European and International Law Studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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From Historical to “Dialectical” Populism
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Liberalization, transition and consolidation
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |