10. Democratic Backsliding (25 April)
Section outline
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- the illiberal turn in Central Europe, democratic backsliding, threats to democracy
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Students mustMark as done
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Students mustMark as done
Important context:
On the 12th of September, the European Parliament (EP) took an unprecedented step of triggering a disciplinary procedure against Hungary. EP voted on the so called Sargentini Report, condemning the anti-democratic turn of Hungary and initiating the procedure related to Article 7 (1) of the Treaty. The sanctions that may follow would be the strongest action the EU can take when there is a clear risk that a Member State is seriously breaching fundamental values such as democracy, the rule of law or respect for human rights.
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Students mustReceive a grade
Read the article and watch the video below. Then, elaborate on these questions (min. 300-word length altogether):
- Who are the "new xenophobes" of the Visegrád group?
- What are the main arguments in Orbán's speech?
- What's your judgement of Orbán? What impression does he make on you?
Also include 3 questions for discussion!
Due by April 10 (Wed), 12:00 (noon). You can write directly into a text editor here, or upload a text file.
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