01/07/2026 17:20
- 18:20
HALL: Parenzo - A18
Contact:
Madera A.
Chair:
Madera A.
authorAMC:
Van Der Tol M.
Speaker:
Bottoni R.,
Faggioli M.,
Ozzano L.
The panel is aimed at discussing the book Constitutional Intolerance: The Fashioning of 'the Other' in Europe's Constitutional Repertoires (2025), by Mariëtta van der Tol. In her work, Marietta van der Tol challenges the assumption that intolerance is a flaw unique to illiberal regimes. She argues that vulnerability for minorities is actually inscribed in the structures of constitutional law itself, which defines certain groups as "the other" and regulates their public visibility.
By examining cases across the liberal-illiberal spectrum—specifically France, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Poland—van der Tol demonstrates how both legal and pseudo-constitutional frameworks are used to target religious, ethnic, and sexual groups. Her work reveals that these legal mechanisms often draw on historical practices of "toleration" to justify contemporary restrictions on minority representation
