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January 16, 2025

🌊 There are no independent regulators under populist rule

Rafael Labanino Illiberal populists politicise regulatory agencies. Under populist governments, regulatory agencies engage primarily with interest groups which enjoy close connections to the ruling parties. This is bad news for democratic quality and the quality of governance, write Rafael Labanino and Michael Dobbins Read more

January 18, 2023

🌊 Interest groups in Central and Eastern Europe have become an endangered species

Rafael Labanino Illiberal governments in Central and Eastern Europe are following a conscious strategy of hollowing out interest representation and stifling or co-opting civil society organisations. Rafael Labanino explains how the authoritarian playbook works – and how interest groups adapt or fight back Read more

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