Has liberal democracy lost its appeal? How does rising authoritarianism impact democracies around the world? How is liberal democracy challenged externally? How can we mitigate these influences on our public debates?
In this TEPSA Explainer in collaboration with the RECLAIM Project, Jakub Eberle, Associate Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague, explains the global challenges faced byt he liberal democratic model in the 21st century.
Quality of information is crucial to the functioning of liberal democracy, and as part of the Horizon-funded “Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Post-Factual Age” (RECLAIM) project, a consortium of pan-European analysts and experts are investigating the impact of post-truth politics on liberal democracy in recent years, and looking for ways to mitigate it.
