Abstract (may include machine translation)
Comparing the politics in Europe today to the 1930s overlooks how self-declared illiberal democrats are as much products of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the EU as heirs of 20th-century fascism. As part of our series on the forces shaping Europe as it heads to the polls, Andrea Pető, Professor of Gender Studies at the Central European University in Budapest, explores the challenge that illiberal regimes pose for gender equality and the values of modernity. In power, she argues, the likes of Viktor Orbán seek to preserve the status quo, cement their rule, and make some money on the way. These regimes are like parasitic mushrooms, at once living off and attacking their hosts with no vitality of their own. Their conservative ideology might target women, minorities, or the EU for political gains but it lacks vision. The threat for the EU then is not opposition and upheaval, but the gradual onset of corruption and decay.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Green European Journal |
Volume | 0515 |
State | Published - 2019 |