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Interest Representation Preconditions in Illiberal Poland and Hungary
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Abstract Poland and Hungary have been widely recognised as countries affected by illiberalism. This has undoubtedly created a challenging environment for interest groups; groups which are a touchstone for the quality of democratic processes. In this article, we aim to understand how preconditions for interes... view more
Poland and Hungary have been widely recognised as countries affected by illiberalism. This has undoubtedly created a challenging environment for interest groups; groups which are a touchstone for the quality of democratic processes. In this article, we aim to understand how preconditions for interest representation have changed due to illiberal drift through the eyes of interest groups operating in these two selected post-communist countries. In order to examine their perception of opportunity structures, interaction infrastructure as well as the level of political coordination under the new circumstances, we rely on quantitative research in the form
of a survey carried out among interest group representatives. Our results indicate that the political systems of Poland and Hungary are still a mix of pluralist and corporatist features, however, the Polish political opportunity structures are still more open to input from civic society and interest groups have stronger positions compared to the situation in Hungary.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Central Europe; Eastern Europe; Interest Groups; Illiberalism; Democratic Backsliding; Hungary; Poland
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 47-62
Journal
Studia Europejskie - Studies in European Affairs, 26 (2022) 1
ISSN
1428-149X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0