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Politics and security of Central and Eastern Europe : contemporary challenges
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- Creator
- Ryszard Ziȩba, editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 9783031164194, 3031164180, 9783031164187, 3031164199
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Intro -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- Introduction -- References -- Peripherality of the CEE Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Genesis of Economic Inequality in Europe -- 3 Peripherality in the Rokkan Model -- 4 Applications of the Rokkan Model -- 5 Central and Eastern Europe as a Periphery -- 6 Peripherality as a Problem in the European Union -- 7 Is There a "Multi-Speed Europe"? -- 8 The Future of "Multi-Speed Europe" -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- From Authoritarianism to Neo-Totalitarianism in Belarus
- 1 Main Characteristic of the Neo-Authoritarian Rule in Belarus Before 2020 -- 2 What is (Neo)totalitarianism in Belarus? Reasons of the Regime Changes and Its Basic Elements -- 3 The Enhanced Political Leadership -- 4 Political Terror -- 4.1 Forms and Methods of Terror (Mental and Physical Violence) in Belarus Applied in 2020-2022 -- 4.2 Infrastructure of Terror -- 5 Dismantling the Elements of Façade Democracy and Destroying the Alternative Information Space -- 6 Re-Ideologisation and Ideological Purification in the Belarus -- 7 Consolidation of the Power and Bureaucratic Apparatus
- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Illiberal Turn in Hungary -- 1 Transformation in Hungary -- 2 The History of the Fragile Hungarian Democracy -- 3 The Birth of the 'Homo Kadaricus' -- 4 The Road to Illiberal Democracy -- 5 The Energy Question and the Russian Affair -- 6 The Roots of Russian-Hungarian Friendship -- 7 The International Investment Bank -- 8 Hungary's Individualist Strategy -- 9 The 2022 Elections -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Illiberalism and Nationalism in Poland's Politics -- 1 Understanding the Notion of Illiberalism and Its Derivative Terms
- 2 The Sources of the Illiberal Turn in Polish Politics -- 2.1 Internal Sources -- 2.2 International (External) Sources -- 3 Manifestations of Violations of Democratic Norms and Values by the Polish Authorities -- 3.1 Elimination of the Separation of Powers and Violation of the Rule of Law -- 3.2 Other Violations of Democratic Norms and Standards -- 4 Consequences for Poland's Foreign Policy -- References -- EU and NATO Eastern Policy -- 1 Democracy Promotion -- 2 EU's Partnership and Enlargement -- 3 NATO Eastward Expansion -- References -- Ukraine's Attempts to Join the West -- 1 Introduction
- 2 Allegedly Open Doors that Cannot Be Entered -- 3 Ambitious Plans Face Ukrainian Reality -- 4 Model of Compromise -- 5 Finlandization of Ukraine? -- References -- Russia's Challenge to Central and Eastern Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Starting Point: Roots of Putin's Revisionism -- 3 Russia's Strategic Culture -- 4 Doomed to Be an Enemy -- 5 Signals Missed -- 6 The Point of no Return -- 7 Implications for Central and Eastern Europe -- References -- Militarization of Security Policies in Central and Eastern Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Framework