We discuss the rise of populists and authoritarians around the world and the reasons behind the worrying developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Why are people losing faith in democracy, who is not doing their job and what could be done to stop the undemocratic forces. #EuropeanQuarter #EvropskaČetrt PROF. BOJAN BUGARIČ – Professor of Law at the School of Law at The University of Sheffield. He teaches and researches in the fields of constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, public law, EU law, law and democracy and law and development, broadly conceived. He is currently working on two projects, each of which is concerned with the development of the rule of law and democracy in different comparative and institutional settings. * Mark Tushnet and Bojan Bugarič: Power to the people: Constitutionalism in the Age of Populism (Oxford University Press, 2021) European Quarter – everything you’ll be interested in about the European Union, however, you did not know who to ask. The podcast is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. The project/publication is supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is not responsible for the content of this project/publication, or for any use that may be made of it. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s)/organiser(s) of the project alone. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.