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Towards Illiberal Constitutionalism in East Central Europe: Historical Analysis in Comparative and Transnational Perspectives

This project investigates the rise of illiberal concepts and practices in Central and Eastern Europe from the ambiguities of the liberal order. It aims to demonstrate why and how this experience is relevant to the current populist challenge to the constitutional foundations of liberal democracy in Europe and around the world.

Projects

„The project
investigates the rise of
illiberal concepts and
practices in Central
and Eastern Europe
from the ambiguities of the liberal order“

13/03/2023
Hearing the Nation’s Heartbeat: Reproductive Rights in an Illiberal Age

This Public Discussion takes place at the Central European University in Budapest on March 13 2023 and focuses on the war on gender ideology which centers on human reproduction.

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20/02/2023
Call for Papers | Precarious Constitutionalism: The Ambiguities of Liberal Orders and the Rise of Illiberalism in Central Europe and Latin America

The Conference will take place in Prague from October 12-13, 2023. Apply until March, 20, 2023!

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13/02/2023
Conference Report: Revisiting the Dark Legacies of Illiberalism, Jena, December 2nd-3rd 2022

Simon Mensing has written the conference report for H-Soz-Kult about our Conference „Revisiting the Dark Legacies of Illiberalism“ which took place on December, 2-3 2022 in Jena.

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