The limits of EU liberal norm diffusion: a quest for 'better democracy'?
This study explores the extent to which the EU has diffused liberal and democratic norms across its new members and its periphery in a context of the EU's liberal norm diffusion on the one hand, and the populist backlash towards liberalism on the other. We measure these norms via the International S...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea Studies Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 229 - 251 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2026
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