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Between Democracy and Authoritarianism in Central & Eastern Europe and the Western

18 Mar 2021

Democratic One third of the Low trust in the main are distinct regions, backsliding; robust support for the Much like in the Cold War era, CEE governance is populations living in state institutions each with their own rule of law and the seductive turn to and the Western Balkans remain the embraced by the the CEE and Western represents unique complex populism; a pining for human rights battlefield. [...] These perceptions often find development alongside nationalist- themselves clashing in the postmodern 4 5 Between Democracy and Authoritarianism in CEE and the Western Balkans Between Democracy and Authoritarianism in CEE and the Western Balkans ? 1 1 1Having a democratic political system with regular elections and multiparty system Having a democratic political system with regular elections and m. [...] Montenegro 59% 79% Czechia Democracy in 55% CEE and Western Balkans is seen as 79% less than perfect Romania 70% Although support for democracy averages 77% across the region2, it is 55% of 78% important to distinguish between the ideal of democracy as a governance respondents Serbia system and its less than perfect in the V4 are 59% embodiment in CEE and the Western dissatisfied with Balkans. [...] democracy-index-2020/ 69% 6 7 Between Democracy and Authoritarianism in CEE and the Western Balkans Between Democracy and Authoritarianism in CEE and the Western Balkans Rights and ? 1 freedoms are 1 Support for narrow and more robust considered definitions of democracy important Having a democratic political system with regular elections and multiparty system. [...] A 3 and support for lack of generalized apprehension LGBT+ rights towards social change contributes In each of the surveyed countries, the to significantly higher support for In the V4, the youngest adult cohort, aged between In the two LGBT+ rights among those who do 18 and 24 years old, indicated notably support of LGBT+ Though there is relatively low support not perceive migration (48%) or libe.
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14
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Slovakia