This book seeks to analyze the subject of populist leaders from a comparative perspective. Each chapter focuses on a specific country in central and Eastern Europe and adopts a common template for exploring the political landscape and leadership dynamics in each. Authors from the countries in question offer their insights and identify potential commonalities.

The countries analyzed include Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania. The volume will be a valuable resource for exploring the political processes unfolding in Central and Eastern Europe.

Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka is Professor of political science at Jan Kochanowski University, Poland. 

Rafał Dudała is an Associate professor and lecturer at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland.