Contemporary autocratization is typically the result of a long sequence of events and
gradual processes. How can democratic actors disrupt such autocratization sequences in …

Polarization is not new in Europe. Looking at electoral support for radical political forces
after the Second World War, one can observe how polarization has been on the rise since …

In recent years, populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have continued to establish
themselves in parliaments across Europe. However, there is little research on party …

Recent accounts of democratic backsliding are negligent about the cultural foundations of
autocracy-vs-democracy. To bring culture back in, I demonstrate that (1) the countries' …

Populist radical right parties (PRRPs) are generally considered detrimental to democracy.
Research on their damaging potential tends to focus on their influence in triggering policy …

Illiberalism and authoritarianism have become major threats to democracy across the world.
In response to this development, research on the causes and processes of democratic …

Jean Blondel made many lasting contributions toward comparative politics, not least in his
classification of party systems in Western democracies. Yet during the 5 decades since …

Political ethics strengthen the bonds of trust between citizens and their representatives, and
therefore matter to the overall quality of democracy. Over the past three decades levels of …

After a decade of worryingly adverse trends in democracy, this book goes somewhat against
the analytical grain in exploring efforts to uphold and improve European democratic …

Focusing on the relationship between the access of political parties to direct public funding
and electoral support for anti-political-establishment (eg populist, extremist) parties (APEp) …