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The AUTHLIB Blog is a platform of academic and policy debate publishing commentary, analysis and opinion pieces around the topics of (neo-)authoritarianism, illiberalism, populism, challenges to liberal democracy, democratic erosion and backsliding, democratic security and resilience, and related political events and developments primarily but not exclusively on the European scene. It seeks to facilitate discussion between the scholarly and policy communities dealing with the above questions, in a language that is accessible also to the broader public.

The AUTHLIB Blog operates in the framework of the project “AUTHLIB – Neo-Authoritarianisms in Europe and the Liberal Democratic Response”, funded by the European Union and the UK Research and Innovation. Views and opinions expressed in the articles are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, UK Research and Innovation, AUTHLIB consortium member or the editors of the AUTHLIB Blog, and none of the latter can be held responsible for them.

 

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How Terror Attacks Pushed French Politics Closer to the Far Right

Terror attacks leave political aftershocks long after the violence ends. An analysis of more than…
2026.01.12.
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The Blueprint to Kill the EU: Complacency About the Trump-Threat to Europe Would Be Fatal

The Blueprint to Kill the EU: Complacency About the Trump-Threat to Europe Would Be Fatal  …
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The Links Between Bulgaria’s Revival Party and United Russia Merit Scrutiny

How the rise of the far-right party, institutional paralysis, and state capture threaten Bulgaria’s democratic…
2025.10.15.
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Mapping the Landscape of Illiberal Attitudes: The AUTHLIB Interactive Dashboard

Dean Gibson Schafer - Bálint Mikola October 10, 2025   Liberalism faces a variety of…
2025.10.10.