When Liberalism Fails: Illiberalism & Resentment Politics in Eastern Europe
After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europeans had high hopes for the future of their respective countries as they sought to emulate a Western liberal democratic model. A few decades down the line, disdain and resentment have soured the mood. Diana and Irina use Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes' book The Light That Failed to discuss the shift in mood towards liberalism since the 1990s, whom people (should) blame for this and how all this fits into the larger puzzle of current events. 02:07 Introduction 07:50 The imitation game at the end of history 20:26 The failure of local elites and sour grapes politics 34:50 Politics... what is it good for? 45:00 Subverting vs rejecting the liberal model (Hungary, Poland & Russia) 53:56 Trust the (liberal democratic) process...did we ever? Shoot us an email at the.totally.unrelated.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TUnrelated Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totally_unrelated_pod/ Music Lo-Fi Hip-Hop 03 by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7848-lo-fi-hip-hop-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europeans had high hopes for the future of their respective countries as they sought to emulate a Western liberal democratic model. A few decades down the line, disdain and resentment have soured the mood. Diana and Irina use Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes' book The Light That Failed to discuss the shift in mood towards liberalism since the 1990s, whom people (should) blame for this and how all this fits into the larger puzzle of current events. 02:07 Introduction 07:50 The imitation game at the end of history 20:26 The failure of local elites and sour grapes politics 34:50 Politics... what is it good for? 45:00 Subverting vs rejecting the liberal model (Hungary, Poland & Russia) 53:56 Trust the (liberal democratic) process...did we ever? Shoot us an email at the.totally.unrelated.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TUnrelated Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totally_unrelated_pod/ Music Lo-Fi Hip-Hop 03 by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7848-lo-fi-hip-hop-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license