Rafal Riedel is Professor of European integration studies and Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Systems at Opole University, Poland. He has held numerous positions in Norway, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Jakub Anusik is a PhD researcher and teaching assistant at the University of Lodz, Poland. He is involved in the research project "The Determinants and Dynamics of Differentiated Integration in Post-Brexit Europe" and has published on European integration and comparative capitalism.

• Foreword Introduction: Liberal Ideas in Illiberal Times Part I. Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Illiberalism1. Liberalism as Ideology, Theory, and Movement: Sources and Inspirations2. Neoliberal Transition as the Founding Stone of Illiberal Turn3. Making Sense of the Illiberal Backlash Part II. Illiberal Market Economy as a (Party) State-captured Variety of Capitalism4. (Il)liberal Democracy and (Un)democratic Capitalism 5. The Socio-economics of Illiberalism : Un-orthodoxy or a Radical Shift away from Core Principles?6. Market – State Relations Redefined Part III. The Rise and Fall of (Il)liberalism: Lessons from Central Europe 7. The (Post) Neoliberal Challenge in Post-communist Europe 8. Hungary: Home of the Mafia-state and Orban’s Laboratory of Illiberalism 9. (Party) State Capture in Poland: Emerging on an Illiberal Path 10. Stemming the Tide of Illiberalism Conclusion: The Journey through the Illiberal Landscape of Central and Eastern EuropeAnnexIndex

Rafal Riedel is Professor of European integration studies and Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Systems at Opole University, Poland. He has held numerous positions in Norway, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Jakub Anusik is a PhD researcher and teaching assistant at the University of Lodz, Poland. He is involved in the research project "The Determinants and Dynamics of Differentiated Integration in Post-Brexit Europe" and has published on European integration and comparative capitalism.

• Foreword Introduction: Liberal Ideas in Illiberal Times Part I. Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Illiberalism1. Liberalism as Ideology, Theory, and Movement: Sources and Inspirations2. Neoliberal Transition as the Founding Stone of Illiberal Turn3. Making Sense of the Illiberal Backlash Part II. Illiberal Market Economy as a (Party) State-captured Variety of Capitalism4. (Il)liberal Democracy and (Un)democratic Capitalism 5. The Socio-economics of Illiberalism : Un-orthodoxy or a Radical Shift away from Core Principles?6. Market – State Relations Redefined Part III. The Rise and Fall of (Il)liberalism: Lessons from Central Europe 7. The (Post) Neoliberal Challenge in Post-communist Europe 8. Hungary: Home of the Mafia-state and Orban’s Laboratory of Illiberalism 9. (Party) State Capture in Poland: Emerging on an Illiberal Path 10. Stemming the Tide of Illiberalism Conclusion: The Journey through the Illiberal Landscape of Central and Eastern EuropeAnnexIndex