In recent years, climate and environmental activism have received a lot of attention due to the likes of Greta Thunberg and the climate youth strikes. However, depending on the political and socio-economic context, environmental movements can materialize in different ways and fulfil varying roles in society.
 In this episode, Aron Buzogány (assistant professor at BOKU) and Szabina Kerényi (researcher at the Centre for Social Sciences) join us to discuss their research on environmental movements in Central and Eastern Europe and their relationship to democratic evolutions. How did environmental movements in the region come into being? Can they act as a force against democratic backsliding?