{"product_id":"9783032224804","title":"The Palgrave Handbook of Dissensus over Liberal Democracy in Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook of Dissensus over Liberal Democracy in Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRamona Coman | Claudia Bădulescu | Thomas Christiansen | Marta Simoncini\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ European\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\"This Palgrave Handbook makes an important contribution to debates on the future of liberal democracy. Bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives and rich empirical analyses, it shows how liberal principles and practices are contested, reworked, and sometimes undermined across institutions, policies, and borders.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e--Tanja Börzel, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e\"This Palgrave Handbook provides invaluable insights into the most significant challenge to liberal democracy today, the dissensus from outside as well as from within Europe that has led to the disruption, destabilization, and in certain instances even destruction of democratic institutions and politics along with liberal norms and values. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e--Vivien A. Schmidt, Boston University, USA, and the European University Institute, Italy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e\"The publication of this excellent book could not be more timely, at a moment when the contestation of liberal democracy in the European Union, both from within and from outside has reached its peak\u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e--Gábor Halmai, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary, and European University Institute (EUI), Italy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eThis open access handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of dissensus over liberal democracy in Europe. Moving beyond accounts that focus solely on democratic backsliding, it conceptualises dissensus as a structural conflict over the ideal, meaning and practice of liberal democracy, unfolding across EU institutions, member states, and key policy domains. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eexamines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e·       What forms does dissensus over liberal democracy take within the European Union?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e·       How have EU institutions responded over recent decades to increasing challenges to its core values?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e·       How does dissensus reshape the EU’s internal policies?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e·       What are the implications for the EU’s capacity to act beyond its borders?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e·       And how do external state and non-state actors influence dissensus within the EU and its neighbourhood?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eRamona Coman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eClaudia Bădulescu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e is Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow at Maynooth University, Ireland. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eThomas Christiansen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e is Professor of Political Science and European Integration at Luiss University, Italy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eMarta Simoncini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003e is Associate Professor of Administrative Law at Luiss University, Italy.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHORIZON EUROPE Protecting and nurturing democracies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032224804\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1045\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"HORIZON EUROPE Protecting and nurturing democracies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46414646935692,"sku":"9783032224804","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032224804","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}