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Eastern Europe, liberal democracy, and the disorientation of the left — Nov 2021

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
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Here's the latest installment of our monthly thumbs-ups and thumbs-downs. This time, the period is November 2021. This episode is hosted by Youri Smouter, the host of the "1+1" show on YouTube and a long-time...

Oligarchs and western embassies hold Bulgaria’s “democracy” hostage. Is there a ..

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
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Bulgaria's transition from state-controlled socialism to capitalism and 'democracy' began as a ridicule of democracy and later devolved into a mockery of dictatorship. The latter were the nearly 15 years of Boyko Borissov's absolutist rule,...

The Romanian madhouse – political crisis and its political economy

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
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Explaining Romanian politics to an international audience is not an easy task. Caught in an ever-lasting “transition”, Romania experiences original forms of democracy. Or, perhaps the periphery just makes our political experiences, in contrast to...
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