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Conclusion: Can Dissidentism Explain Post-Dissident Politics?

  • Kacper Szulecki*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Oslo

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The chapter sums up the book’s empirical findings and proposes an ideal-typical model of transnational dissidentism and the emergence of new transnational actors—a “dissident triangle.” It is composed of open, nonviolent political dissent, domestic renown, and notoriety amplified by domestic official and unofficial media and transnational channels of communication, as well as international attention and recognition. Showing the peculiarity of the dissidents’ empowerment—which relied much more on transnational networks than domestic rooting—I try to explain post-dissident politics and the apparent backlash against former prominent dissidents visible across Central Europe, and contributing to the evident rise of illiberalism and democratic backsliding.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPalgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages207-229
Number of pages23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
ISSN (Print)2634-6559
ISSN (Electronic)2634-6567

Keywords

  • Anti-intellectualism
  • Backsliding
  • Central Europe
  • Dissent
  • Dissidents
  • Human rights
  • Illiberalism
  • Liberalism
  • Populism
  • Post-dissident politics

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