
Democratic Erosion in Europe? The Recent Elections in Poland and Slovakia
Mon, Nov 06
|Encina Hall, William J. Perry Conf. Room
As part of Democracy Day events around campus, The Europe Center will host a discussion of the recent elections in Poland and in Slovakia. Both featured prominent populist politicians and parties who have eroded democracy, stoked nationalism and xenophobia, and violated informal norms of democracy.


Time & Location
Nov 06, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Encina Hall, William J. Perry Conf. Room, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
About the event
As part of Democracy Day events around campus, The Europe Center will host a discussion of the recent elections in Poland and in Slovakia. Both featured prominent populist politicians and parties who have eroded democracy, stoked nationalism and xenophobia, and violated informal norms of democracy. What do these elections mean for the future of democracy in the region? This panel brings together Anna Grzymala-Busse (director of The Europe Center) and Piotr Zagórski (Margarita Salas Fellow at the Autonomous University of Madrid).