The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad

The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad

The forthcoming article “The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad” by James Pattison is summarized by the author below. The past decade has seen many previously liberal democratic states weaken or abandon key aspects of their liberal democracies and take authoritarian turns. This poses a major dilemma for remaining liberal democratic actors. What should they do? It might seem that it is vital for liberal actors to adopt a strong…

We are worried about Serbia's democratic decline, the Swedish Minister for Europe Jesika Rosenkranz told the European Western Balkans (EWB) portal, and told the interlocutors from the authorities in Belgrade that they should refrain from accusations that the West and the countries of the European Union (EU) are organizing a color revolution.