Ethnopopulism is an elite strategy for winning votes and concentrating power–a common
playbook for the erosion of liberal democracy that is empowered and justified by a …

Abstract United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 focuses on fostering inclusive,
just and peaceful societies to ensure sustainable development. This can be an important …

This article examines the historical roots of the role of successive Turkish governments' fear
of media and Turkish media's fear of government authority with respect to the development …

This article proposes the new concept of societal capture for analyzing informal practices
implemented by political elites in Western Balkan societies. In contrast to the notion of state …

In order to analyse the ways in which problematic ethno-national behaviour at dark events in
the Western Balkans undermines the transition from conflict, to post conflict and then …

This study contributes to literature concerning memory and dark tourism by providing
empirical evidence about the link between commemorations and the news media in a post …

The article concludes the Special Issue, Illiberal Politics in Southeast Europe, on the retreat
of liberal democracy in the region. It focuses on the central themes that link all the papers …

Press freedom is considered one of the most important fundamental rights. A free and
independent media empowers a well-informed society and helps to scrutinise transparent …

The paper's key puzzle is the variation in lockdown‑related democratic de‑cline in the region
of Central and Southeast Europe given the incumbents' ideological and regime (dis) …

Hybrid warfare is playing an increasingly important role in global geopolitical competition.
This article examines the elements of hybrid activities conducted by Russia, China, Turkey …