Annastiina Kallius

Illiberalism does not represent a novelty or a disruption of the European order but rather a continuation of an anti-universalist intellectual tradition. Kallius’ project at HCAS examines the coexistence of knowledge regimes in Europe by situating illiberal political philosophy within the Counter-Enlightenment tradition, which challenges the liberal societal order. Recognizing that political transformations are fundamentally epistemic in nature, she focuses on the types of knowledge practices cultivated by illiberal epistemic institutions and explore how they navigate international connections and reconcile inevitable philosophical contradictions. Additionally, Kallius analyses the intellectual heritage that illiberal thinkers implicitly and explicitly draw upon with the aim of positioning illiberal political philosophy within the longue durée of epistemic transformations. While addressing these questions from an international perspective, her research is anchored in the context of Hungary, where she have conducted in-depth ethnographic fieldwork for over a decade.