Europeanisation under Hostile Domestic Conditions: The Case of Environmental Civil Society Organisations in Hungary
Author
Kohorst, Nele
Term
4. semester
Education
Publication year
2026
Submitted on
2026-05-19
Abstract
Civil society is widely seen as essential for democracy and human rights, yet it often comes under pressure. Focusing on Hungarian environmental civil society organizations (CSOs), this thesis explores Europeanisation as a possible way to build resilience. It asks: How do these organizations respond to a hostile domestic environment through processes of Europeanisation? Drawing on theories of Europeanisation—understood here as closer links to European institutions, norms, and networks—the thesis argues that CSOs are pushed to adjust their internal structures and strategies. It describes how these adaptations take the form of Europeanisation.
Civilsamfundet betragtes generelt som vigtigt for demokrati og menneskerettigheder, men kommer ofte under pres. Med fokus på ungarske miljø-civilsamfundsorganisationer (CSO’er) undersøger dette speciale europæisering som en mulig måde at styrke deres modstandskraft. Det spørger: Hvordan reagerer disse organisationer på et fjendtligt indenlandsk klima gennem processer af europæisering? Med afsæt i teorier om europæisering—her forstået som tættere tilknytning til europæiske institutioner, normer og netværk—argumenterer specialet for, at CSO’er presses til at tilpasse deres interne strukturer og strategier. Det beskriver, hvordan disse tilpasninger antager form af europæisering.
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