Toxic friend? The impact of the Russian invasion on democratic backsliding and PRR cooperation in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Holesch (0000-0002-5911-6409, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, Barcelona, Spain, corresponding author), Piotr Zagórski (0000-0002-6086-0470, SWPS University, Warsaw, Poland) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1178-1204 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2023.2202981 |
| OpenAlex | W4376149086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 63 |
Following the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the ‘democratic backslider’ parties in Hungary (Fidesz) and Poland (Law and Justice) took differing stances on Russia, bringing their positions on the Rule of Law (RoL) conflict and within the broader alliance of Populist Radical Right (PRR) parties into question. Building on and advancing the theoretical framework of democratic backsliding and PRR party cooperation, this article assesses the impact of exogenous shocks triggered by external authoritarian actors on these types of collaborations. A detailed examination of the voting patterns of Fidesz, Law and Justice and other PRR parties in the European Parliament (EP) is undertaken, and their stances towards Russia and the RoL conflict before and after the invasion are weighed. The findings show that the invasion did not influence the dynamics of democratic backsliding. Despite the rhetoric, it actually brought Fidesz and Law and Justice closer together. While the attack led to a convergence of assertiveness towards Russia among the PRR parties, the Putin regime remains a divisive issue within the PRR family. The different positions towards Russia did not affect the support of PRRs for the backsliders
Alliance · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economic Justice · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Rule of law · Sociology · Voting · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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Political Parties in the European Union
Poland's Constitutional Breakdown
Democratic Politics in the European Parliament
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Backsliding
The Party Politics of Foreign and Security Policy
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Partisan views of Russia
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Respectable radicals
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Liberty
Equivocal Euroscepticism
The financial crisis and the European Parliament
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European institutions
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On Democratic Backsliding
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The second image reversed
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Studying a negative external actor
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Towards a unified approach to research on democratic backsliding
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Unwelcome Change
Off the Record
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The role of external factors in advancing non-liberal democratic forms of political rule
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 7 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |