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Illiberal Politics in Southeast Europe
"Illiberal politics describes a set of policies that parties in government implement to skew the electoral playing field to their advantage, indefinitely. It is a process-oriented concept that is used to investigate the mechanisms behind trends of..." – By Damir Kapidžić
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The Hazards of Democratic Backsliding in Africa
"The 1990s political transitions in Africa, propelled primarily by the end of the Cold War globally and the demise of apartheid in Southern Africa, triggered enormous optimism about the continent’s democratization..." – By Khabele Matlosa
What's New to the OREs
In March 2025, 34 new articles and 2 revised, spread across 14 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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