In a conversation with Kasia Krzyżanowska (RevDem - Review of Democracy), Zoltán Gábor Szűcs discusses his newest book Political ethics in illiberal regimes. A realist interpretation. He explains the internal logic of an illiberal regime, the importance of studying its ethics, discusses the role of the policy experts, civil servants and judges in illiberal regimes, and elaborates on the problem of playing hardball by illiberal politicians.

Access to the entire interview: https://revdem.ceu.edu/2023/04/17/playing-hardball-political-ethical-challenges-of-illiberal-regimes/