The renewed prominence of strong leaders has revived classic debates on personalist rule, yet much remains unclear about how personalization unfolds beyond conventional regime boundaries. This introduction of the Special Issue argues that the key phenomenon is not only the presence of “personalist” autocracies, but the broader, incremental concentration of political authority in individual executives across regime types.
The 2025 Czech parliamentary election
West European Politics, Volume 49, Issue 6 (20 May 2026)
The 2025 election to the Czech Chamber of Deputies marked a continuation of long-term transformations rather than a rupture in the country’s political development. The contest reaffirmed the electoral dominance of ANO, led by Andrej Babiš, against a fragmented bloc of centre-right and liberal parties that governed between 2021 and 2025.
Overcoming impeachment hurdles: elite polarization, mass mobilization, and corruption scandals
This article highlights the importance of elite affective and ideological polarization in explaining presidential impeachment.
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Policy briefs, working papers, and project reports.
Funding and support
The project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe ERA Chair scheme (Grant Agreement No. 101185327).
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