Contemporary Populist Leadership in Central and Eastern Europe

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.

List of contents

1.Theoretical Introduction, Agnieszka Kasinska-Metryka.-2.POLAND: Jaroslaw Kaczynski - a "second place" politician managing fear, Rafal Dudala.-3.CZECH REPUBLIC: Andrej Babi : catch-all populist? Petr Just.-4. SLOVAKIA: at the crossroads of populism - Róbert Fico's return to the Prime Minister s Chair, Dalibor Miku .-5. SLOVENIA: Borut Pahor, Instagram Stateman, Miro Hacek, Simona Kukovic .-6.LITHUANIA: Ramunas Karbauskis of the Farmers and Greens: Leader of the People or Power-Grabbing Oligarch? Liutauras Gudzinskas.-7.  HUNGARY: Viktor Orbán: the populist folk hero, Rudolf Metz.-8.ROMANIA: Traian Basescu, the steamroller of neoliberal anti-corruption populism, Sergiu MI COIU.-9.Let s talk about the future, A. Kasinska-Metryka, R. Dudala.

About the author

Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka is Professor of political science at Jan Kochanowski University, Poland. 
Rafał Dudała is an Associate professor and lecturer at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland. 

Product details

• Assisted by: Dudala (Editor), Rafal Dudala (Editor), Rafał Dudała (Editor), Agnieszka Kasinska-Metryka (Editor), Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.07.2025
• EAN: 9783031859182
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3185918-2
• No. of pages: 142
• Illustrations: XX, 142 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Psychologie, Kommunikationswissenschaft, Europa, Politik und Staat, Populism, European Politics, Political Science, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Hungary, elections, Political Communication, Political Leadership, Political Psychology, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie, Populist leadership, post-socialist state