Transformation of civil society in the context of political radicalism in eastern Europe

Transformación de la sociedad civil en el contexto del radicalismo político en Europa del Este

• Tetiana Madryha Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 76018, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7761-9811
• Oleksandr Kornievskyy National Institute for Strategic Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1512-0326
• Yevgen Pereguda Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-7193
• Irina Bodrova Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University”, Kharkiv. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-8544
• Stepan Svorak Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-1221

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.14

Keywords: nationalism, xenophobia, extremism, critical level of radicalization, protest culture

Abstract

The aim of the article was to identify the current state of the process of civil society transformation in the context of political radicalism in Eastern Europe. Comparative law and statistical analysis were the main methodological tools. The research showed that the development of political radicalism in Eastern Europe leads to the transformation of civil society. A more persistent and contentious public makes new demands on the political process. It also creates multidimensional tensions and conflicts. Representatives of radicalism gain strong positions in the political environment of society by supporting illiberalism, ethno-nationalism, culture wars and alternative knowledge. The process of merging militant and violent radicalism with family ethnonationalism is ongoing in the countries of Eastern Europe. It is concluded that this phenomenon requires constant implementation of political, legal and security strategies to prevent manifestations of political radicalism. The appropriateness and prospects of the activities of the Radicalization Awareness Network, developed by the European Union, were established.

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