Contestations of citizenship in contexts of democratic backsliding: lessons from post-communist Europe

CIVICA project

While post-Communist European countries have been the site of stalling democratization and rising backsliding, the consequences of backsliding on the evolution of citizenship regimes have remained largely unexplored. The collaborative CIVICA project on ‘Contestations of citizenship in contexts of democratic backsliding: lessons from post-communist Europe’ brings together EUI, LSE and CEU. Case-studies and comparative interdisciplinary research unpack how citizenship regimes change when democratic governance becomes a façade veiling populist and authoritarian political objectives.

Team: Jelena Dzankic (EUI), Szabolcs Pogonyi (CEU), Eleanor Knott (LSE)