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- Title
Interest Representation Preconditions in Illiberal Poland and Hungary.
- Authors
Riedel, Rafał; Szyszkowska, Emilia
- Abstract
Poland and Hungary have been widely recognised as countries affected by illiberalism. This has undoubtedly created a challenging environment for interest groups; groups which are a touchstone for the quality of democratic processes. In this article, we aim to understand how preconditions for interest representation have changed due to illiberal drift through the eyes of interest groups operating in these two selected post-communist countries. In order to examine their perception of opportunity structures, interaction infrastructure as well as the level of political coordination under the new circumstances, we rely on quantitative research in the form of a survey carried out among interest group representatives. Our results indicate that the political systems of Poland and Hungary are still a mix of pluralist and corporatist features, however, the Polish political opportunity structures are still more open to input from civic society and interest groups have stronger positions compared to the situation in Hungary.
- Subjects
HUNGARY; POSTCOMMUNISM; QUANTITATIVE research; DEMOCRACY; PEACE
- Publication
Studies in European Affairs / Studia Europejskie, 2022, Vol 26, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1428-149X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33067/SE.1.2022.3