AUTHLIB
@authlibeu.bsky.social
AUTHLIB - Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the Liberal Democratic Response.
Research project led by CEU Democracy Institute, co-funded by the European Union.
Web: https://www.authlib.eu/
#AuthlibEU
Research project led by CEU Democracy Institute, co-funded by the European Union.
Web: https://www.authlib.eu/
#AuthlibEU
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Several fascinating talks on the crisis of liberal democracy
📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social earlier this month?
☝️ Worry not!
☝️ Worry not!
January 29, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Several fascinating talks on the crisis of liberal democracy
📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social earlier this month?
☝️ Worry not!
☝️ Worry not!
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 AM
📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social earlier this month?
☝️ Worry not!
☝️ Worry not!
📢 AUTHLIB webinar
How do illiberals challenge democracy in Austria, Italy & France?
🗓️ Jan 26 |🕒 10:00 CET
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
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How do illiberals challenge democracy in Austria, Italy & France?
🗓️ Jan 26 |🕒 10:00 CET
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
👉 t.ly/DdE4e
The Rise of Illiberal Challengers in Western Europe: Austria, Italy, and France in Comparative Perspective
How do illiberal parties affect democracy in Western Europe? Join our discussion on January 26 (Monday) at 10:00 a.m. CET.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM
📢 AUTHLIB webinar
How do illiberals challenge democracy in Austria, Italy & France?
🗓️ Jan 26 |🕒 10:00 CET
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
👉 t.ly/DdE4e
How do illiberals challenge democracy in Austria, Italy & France?
🗓️ Jan 26 |🕒 10:00 CET
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
👉 t.ly/DdE4e
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📢 How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done?
Join our @authlibeu.bsky.social panel discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with Mila Moshelova, Konrad Bleyer-Simon & Zsuzsanna Vegh
📅 Jan 20, 2026 15:00 CET
RSVP www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
Join our @authlibeu.bsky.social panel discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with Mila Moshelova, Konrad Bleyer-Simon & Zsuzsanna Vegh
📅 Jan 20, 2026 15:00 CET
RSVP www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy
How to counter illiberal attacks on civil society, media and human rights? Join our discussion on January 20 (Tuesday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
www.authlib.eu
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
📢 How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done?
Join our @authlibeu.bsky.social panel discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with Mila Moshelova, Konrad Bleyer-Simon & Zsuzsanna Vegh
📅 Jan 20, 2026 15:00 CET
RSVP www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
Join our @authlibeu.bsky.social panel discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with Mila Moshelova, Konrad Bleyer-Simon & Zsuzsanna Vegh
📅 Jan 20, 2026 15:00 CET
RSVP www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
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📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy
🗓️ Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 09:00–10:30 ET / 15:00–16:30 CET
📍Online
🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/europe...
🗓️ Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 09:00–10:30 ET / 15:00–16:30 CET
📍Online
🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/europe...
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy
🗓️ Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 09:00–10:30 ET / 15:00–16:30 CET
📍Online
🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/europe...
🗓️ Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 09:00–10:30 ET / 15:00–16:30 CET
📍Online
🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/europe...
📢 How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done?
Join our discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova
🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET
👉 Register: www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
Join our discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova
🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET
👉 Register: www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy
How to counter illiberal attacks on civil society, media and human rights? Join our discussion on January 20 (Tuesday) at 3:00 p.m. CET.
www.authlib.eu
January 16, 2026 at 11:52 AM
📢 How do illiberal actors shrink democratic space in the EU—and what can be done?
Join our discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova
🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET
👉 Register: www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
Join our discussion on media freedom, civil society & gender equality with @ksimon.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social & Mila Moshelova
🗓️ Jan 20, 2026 | 🕒 15:00 CET
👉 Register: www.authlib.eu/shrinking-sp...
💥 New AUTHLIB Blog
How do terror attacks reshape political debate? Elena Cossu @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social shows how attacks in France pushed mainstream parties closer to far-right positions on multiculturalism.
Read more 👉 www.authlib.eu/how-terror-a...
How do terror attacks reshape political debate? Elena Cossu @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social shows how attacks in France pushed mainstream parties closer to far-right positions on multiculturalism.
Read more 👉 www.authlib.eu/how-terror-a...
How Terror Attacks Pushed French Politics Closer to the Far Right
Elena Cossu (Sciences Po) shows how terror attacks shaped the political sphere in their aftermath in France.
www.authlib.eu
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
💥 New AUTHLIB Blog
How do terror attacks reshape political debate? Elena Cossu @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social shows how attacks in France pushed mainstream parties closer to far-right positions on multiculturalism.
Read more 👉 www.authlib.eu/how-terror-a...
How do terror attacks reshape political debate? Elena Cossu @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social shows how attacks in France pushed mainstream parties closer to far-right positions on multiculturalism.
Read more 👉 www.authlib.eu/how-terror-a...
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It was a great pleasure to speak at the “Mapping the Illiberal Challenge” closing conference of @authlibeu.bsky.social at the CEU.
Presenting the key arguments and recommendations of my upcoming policy paper, “How to Better Protect and Support Civil Society in the EU?”, I argued for:
THREAD 1/5
Presenting the key arguments and recommendations of my upcoming policy paper, “How to Better Protect and Support Civil Society in the EU?”, I argued for:
THREAD 1/5
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
It was a great pleasure to speak at the “Mapping the Illiberal Challenge” closing conference of @authlibeu.bsky.social at the CEU.
Presenting the key arguments and recommendations of my upcoming policy paper, “How to Better Protect and Support Civil Society in the EU?”, I argued for:
THREAD 1/5
Presenting the key arguments and recommendations of my upcoming policy paper, “How to Better Protect and Support Civil Society in the EU?”, I argued for:
THREAD 1/5
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The final @authlibeu.bsky.social conference organized by amazing colleagues in Budapest. A project that meant a lot to me - it enabled me to study radical and extremist groups in CEE, while also further developing our team's research agenda on democratic innovations.
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The final @authlibeu.bsky.social conference organized by amazing colleagues in Budapest. A project that meant a lot to me - it enabled me to study radical and extremist groups in CEE, while also further developing our team's research agenda on democratic innovations.
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A great closing conference of the AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social at CEU in Budapest - thanks to all. The organizers and participants!
🗣️ AUTHLIB has explored the discourse of illiberal actors and the role of emotions in political communication.
📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.
📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A great closing conference of the AUTHLIB @authlibeu.bsky.social at CEU in Budapest - thanks to all. The organizers and participants!
🙏 And it's a wrap!
We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @weareceu.bsky.social
🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for the survival of democracy.
We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @weareceu.bsky.social
🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for the survival of democracy.
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
🙏 And it's a wrap!
We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @weareceu.bsky.social
🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for the survival of democracy.
We have concluded our final academic conference with a keynote speech by Michael Ignatieff @weareceu.bsky.social
🔥 What's the role of liberalism in an illiberal age? Michael Ignatieff argued that democratic leadership & European unity serve as hope for the survival of democracy.
😱 Emotions play a central role in political communication and are used by political actors to mobilize.
🧐 AUTHLIB's team at the Oxford Uni, led by Stephen Whitefield, who presented the results of the team's lab experiments, studied the effects of emotional appeal on illiberal beliefs and behavior.
🧐 AUTHLIB's team at the Oxford Uni, led by Stephen Whitefield, who presented the results of the team's lab experiments, studied the effects of emotional appeal on illiberal beliefs and behavior.
January 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
😱 Emotions play a central role in political communication and are used by political actors to mobilize.
🧐 AUTHLIB's team at the Oxford Uni, led by Stephen Whitefield, who presented the results of the team's lab experiments, studied the effects of emotional appeal on illiberal beliefs and behavior.
🧐 AUTHLIB's team at the Oxford Uni, led by Stephen Whitefield, who presented the results of the team's lab experiments, studied the effects of emotional appeal on illiberal beliefs and behavior.
❗ Illiberal forces impact policies and institutions. AUTHLIB studied their influence across various policy areas.
🔥 Mieke Verloo (Radboud University) analyzed how illiberals influence knowledge production and research in service of their authoritarian agenda creating a mutually reinforcing cycle.
🔥 Mieke Verloo (Radboud University) analyzed how illiberals influence knowledge production and research in service of their authoritarian agenda creating a mutually reinforcing cycle.
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
❗ Illiberal forces impact policies and institutions. AUTHLIB studied their influence across various policy areas.
🔥 Mieke Verloo (Radboud University) analyzed how illiberals influence knowledge production and research in service of their authoritarian agenda creating a mutually reinforcing cycle.
🔥 Mieke Verloo (Radboud University) analyzed how illiberals influence knowledge production and research in service of their authoritarian agenda creating a mutually reinforcing cycle.
💡 Moving from theory to practice, AUTHLIB put forward recommendations to counter illiberal chalenges to democracy and strengthen liberal democracy in Europe.
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
💡 Moving from theory to practice, AUTHLIB put forward recommendations to counter illiberal chalenges to democracy and strengthen liberal democracy in Europe.
💥The second day of our concluding conference started with a timely discussion on the transnationalization of the far right.
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
💥The second day of our concluding conference started with a timely discussion on the transnationalization of the far right.
🗣️ AUTHLIB has explored the discourse of illiberal actors and the role of emotions in political communication.
📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.
📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.
January 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM
🗣️ AUTHLIB has explored the discourse of illiberal actors and the role of emotions in political communication.
📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.
📄 Carsten Q. Schneider @cqschneider.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social discussed if and how political leaders’ public speech can act as an early warning signal of democratic decline.
📊 AUTHLIB has extensively studied voters' attitude to explore the societal base of illiberalism and their support for democracy. The presentations at our concluding conference show the many issues that can be studied through the data collected in the AUTHLIB project.
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
📊 AUTHLIB has extensively studied voters' attitude to explore the societal base of illiberalism and their support for democracy. The presentations at our concluding conference show the many issues that can be studied through the data collected in the AUTHLIB project.
💥Our panel on parties and illiberalism did not only showcase the variety of illiberalism in Europe but also the variety of methods used by the AUTHLIB team.
📊 @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social showed the varieties of parties' illiberalism through the Chapel Hill Expert Survey.
📊 @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social showed the varieties of parties' illiberalism through the Chapel Hill Expert Survey.
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
💥Our panel on parties and illiberalism did not only showcase the variety of illiberalism in Europe but also the variety of methods used by the AUTHLIB team.
📊 @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social showed the varieties of parties' illiberalism through the Chapel Hill Expert Survey.
📊 @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social showed the varieties of parties' illiberalism through the Chapel Hill Expert Survey.
⚖️ Our second discussion explored liberal norms underpinning democracy, their defense, and the difficulties in re-establishing the rule of law.
💭 @profmarlenewind.bsky.social (Uni Copenhagen) discussed if we see a renaissance of political constitutionalism and drew attention to attacks on courts.
💭 @profmarlenewind.bsky.social (Uni Copenhagen) discussed if we see a renaissance of political constitutionalism and drew attention to attacks on courts.
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
⚖️ Our second discussion explored liberal norms underpinning democracy, their defense, and the difficulties in re-establishing the rule of law.
💭 @profmarlenewind.bsky.social (Uni Copenhagen) discussed if we see a renaissance of political constitutionalism and drew attention to attacks on courts.
💭 @profmarlenewind.bsky.social (Uni Copenhagen) discussed if we see a renaissance of political constitutionalism and drew attention to attacks on courts.
🔖 We kicked off the day with AUTHLIB's consortium head, Zsolt Enyedi @zsolt.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social introducing the research focus of the project & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social highlighting some of the main achivements of the past 3.5 years.
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
🔖 We kicked off the day with AUTHLIB's consortium head, Zsolt Enyedi @zsolt.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social introducing the research focus of the project & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social highlighting some of the main achivements of the past 3.5 years.
💥 Our two-day concluding conference is already underway at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social! If you are in Budapest, come by today and tomorrow to learn about illiberalism in Europe from all the excellent scholars of Authlib and join our discussion!
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
💥 Our two-day concluding conference is already underway at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social! If you are in Budapest, come by today and tomorrow to learn about illiberalism in Europe from all the excellent scholars of Authlib and join our discussion!
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference - Coming up this week!
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
✅ Register TODAY: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
✅ Register TODAY: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
January 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference - Coming up this week!
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
✅ Register TODAY: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
✅ Register TODAY: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
If you are in Budapest next week, don't miss our concluding conference! Register by January 4 and join us!
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
January 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
If you are in Budapest next week, don't miss our concluding conference! Register by January 4 and join us!
‼️ Register by January 4 ⤵️
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
December 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
‼️ Register by January 4 ⤵️