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Serbia: Democracy, Dissent, and the New European Fault Line

Serbia has unexpectedly become one of the most dynamic battlegrounds for democratic resistance in Europe. Once a cautionary tale of nationalist authoritarianism, the country now shows signs of becoming a positive regional harbinger: a laboratory of civic resilience, youth mobilization, and institutional pushback. This debate examined the paradoxes, surprises, risks, and opportunities emerging from Serbia’s year-long protest wave, its student-led democratic awakening, tensions with EU institutions, and Serbia’s place in a world where authoritarian ‘strong men’ are on the rise. The discussion was designed to confront uncomfortable questions, provoke analysis, and offer a forward-looking debate on Europe’s democratic trajectory. Vladan Đokić is the University of Belgrade's rector. Discussants: Sanja Bojanić, University of Rijeka/IWM visiting fellow Filip Ejdus, University of Belgrade Misha Glenny, IWM Rector Michael Ignatieff, Central European University/IWM visiting fellow Ivan Krastev, IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Hedvig Morvai, ERSTE Foundation Paul Stubbs, Institute of Economics, Zagreb/IWM visiting fellow Ivan Vejvoda, Austrian Institute for International Affairs FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: X (Twitter):   / iwm_vienna   LinkedIn:   / iwmvienna   Facebook:   / iwmvienna   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/iwm.at