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This book explains how democracy unravels from within. It develops a clear conceptual and comparative framework to trace autocratization, understood as the process through which elected leaders weaken checks and balances, neutralize opposition, and entrench dominant-party control while keeping democratic institutions formally intact. Through a detailed comparison of Hungary and Macedonia, the book shows how right-wing populist leaders combined nationalism and grievance politics to justify institutional manipulation and the creation of informal networks of control. These networks gradually fused into a single pyramid of power, subordinating courts, media, and business sectors to the ruling elite. While Hungary consolidated competitive authoritarian rule, Macedonia s regime collapsed, exposing the fragility of such systems but without achieving decisive redemocratization. Applying its framework to Serbia, Poland, the United States, India, and Turkey, the book offers a broader and empirically grounded understanding of how modern autocratization reshapes democratic institutions, trajectories, and norms across diverse political contexts.
Chapter 1: Unveiling Autocratization.- Chapter 2: Hungary and North Macedonia in Focus.- Chapter 3: Nationalisms Primordial Turn From Unifying Force to Weapon of Power.- Chapter 4: The Autocrats Toolbox Unveiling the Mechanisms of Autocratization.- Chapter 5: Justice Shackled The Incumbents Grip on the Scales.- Chapter 6: Tightening the Grip How Power Entrenches Itself in Society and Business.- Chapter 7: Will Democracy Flourish The Uncertain Future of Re-Democratization.
Ognen Vangelov is Associate Professor at the University American College Skopje, North Macedonia, and Research Fellow at Queen s University, Canada. He specializes in the study of autocratization, nationalism, and power sharing in divided societies. His work has appeared in Europe-Asia Studies, Political Science Quarterly, and policy outlets such as Foreign Affairs and Freedom House s Nations in Transit.
