Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lenka Bustikova Research Group
Led by Lenka Bustikova · Political Science
What we study
Professor Bustikova studies polarization, party politics, and democratic erosion in Eastern Europe. Her work includes analyzing political mobilization and publishing in journals like East European Politics.
- Papers
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Recent papers, explained
- Civil Society and Dissensus over Liberal Democracy
2026 · Springer eBooks
Shows how civil society in the EU is being challenged by conflicts over democratic values.
- Kill the Bill: Ordo Iuris and the Ratification of the Istanbul Convention in the Czech Senate
2025 · Journal of Illiberalism Studies
Explains how Ordo Iuris and internal divisions in Czech parties blocked the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.
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- From Damage Control to Lockdown? Slovakia’s Path to (and from) Sexual Citizenship
2025 · Springer eBooks
- Confessional Illiberalism in Europe
2025 · Politics and Governance
Defines and compares different forms of illiberalism, including confessional illiberalism.
- Migration and right-wing mobilization in the Czech Republic
2024 · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Looks at how migration has influenced right-wing political movements in the Czech Republic.
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