This book seeks to analyze the subject of populist leaders from a comparative perspective. Each chapter focuses on a specific country in central and Eastern Europe and adopts a common template for exploring the political landscape and leadership dynamics in each. Authors from the countries in question offer their insights and identify potential commonalities.
The countries analyzed include Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania. The volume will be a valuable resource for exploring the political processes unfolding in Central and Eastern Europe.
1.Theoretical Introduction, Agnieszka Kasiska-Metryka.- 2.POLAND:
Jarosaw Kaczyski - a "second place" politician managing fear, Rafa
Dudaa.- 3.CZECH REPUBLIC: Andrej Babi: catch-all populist? Petr Just.-
4.
SLOVAKIA: at the crossroads of populism - Róbert Fico's return to the Prime
Ministers Chair, Dalibor Miku.-
5. SLOVENIA: Borut Pahor, Instagram
Stateman, Miro Haek, Simona Kukovic.- 6.LITHUANIA: Ramnas Karbauskis of
the Farmers and Greens: Leader of the People or Power-Grabbing Oligarch?
Liutauras Gudinskas.- 7. HUNGARY: Viktor Orbįn: the populist folk hero,
Rudolf Metz.- 8.ROMANIA: Traian Bsescu, the steamroller of neoliberal
anti-corruption populism, Sergiu MICOIU.- 9.Lets talk about the future, A.
Kasiska-Metryka, R. Dudaa.
Agnieszka Kasiska-Metryka is Professor of political science at Jan Kochanowski University, Poland.
Rafa Dudaa is an Associate professor and lecturer at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland.
