Hungary – CESRAN International

Europe’s illiberal states: why Hungary and Poland are turning away from constitutional democracy

CESRAN Int.8 January 20188 January 2018

Western Europe has looked on with mounting bewilderment and exasperation over the past few years at the political trajectory of Hungary, Poland and several other former communist states. Countries that,...

CESRAN Blog China and Neighbourhood

The ‘Beijing Consensus’ & Prospects for Democratic Development in China and Beyond

CESRAN Int.29 October 201729 October 2017

Whether China liberalises politically, as the original ‘Asian Tigers’ did, or maintains its authoritarian approach is an issue with theoretical and practical implications that resonate well beyond China’s own immediate...