Contemporary Issues in the European Union
Democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland (March 28, Havlík)
Read following newspaper articles:
1/ Why does the problem of democratic backsliding occur so much in Hungary and Poland? Why in these countries?
2/ Has the democratic backsliding somehow effect on the V4 cooperation?
3/ Is there something like "democratical electoral system" in the theory? Which standards should an electoral system meet in order to be called "democratical"?
etc.
- The New York Times (Patrick Kingsley, 2018): As West Fears the Rise of Autocrats, Hungary Shows What’s Possible (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/europe/hungary-orban-democracy-far-right.html)
- Financial Times (2018): Brussels faces clash with Poland over budget link to rule of law (https://www.ft.com/content/223b1e26-fead-11e7-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5)
- Financial Times (2018): East v west: Hungary and Poland fight together in EU clash (https://www.ft.com/content/0f43470c-f09e-11e7-b220-857e26d1aca4)
1/ Why does the problem of democratic backsliding occur so much in Hungary and Poland? Why in these countries?
2/ Has the democratic backsliding somehow effect on the V4 cooperation?
3/ Is there something like "democratical electoral system" in the theory? Which standards should an electoral system meet in order to be called "democratical"?
etc.