Hungary’s Crisis of Democracy: The Road to SerfdomTo make sense of this the author draws upon two traditions of thought, world systems-analysis, which situates Hungary in the context of its incorporation in the modern capitalist world-system after the fall of communism; and anarchist social thought which provides a unique way of seeing the actions of states and political elites. In so doing the book argues that the events unfolding in Hungary cannot be explained on the basis of Hungarian exceptionalism but must be situated in the broader political and economic context that has shaped the development of Hungary since 1990. The form of capitalism introduced in Hungary and across the region of East and Central Europe has systematically undermined the strong state and social security that had existed under communism, and when added to the failure of the left and liberals in the region it has paved the way for far-right and neo-fascist political movements to emerge claiming the mantle of defenders of society from the market. This represents a fundamental threat to the enlightenment traditions that have shaped dominant modern political ideologies and raises profound problems for both the EU and NATO. |
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... European University. The book is dedicated to the late Professor Caroline Thomas of Southampton University. Special thanks to my family: Carole, Sarah and Lucie. My apologies ladies, it won't happen again. List of Acronyms Alliance of ...
... European University. The book is dedicated to the late Professor Caroline Thomas of Southampton University. Special thanks to my family: Carole, Sarah and Lucie. My apologies ladies, it won't happen again. List of Acronyms Alliance of ...
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... Europe—ECE European Central Bank—ECB European Union—EU Foreign Direct Investment—FDI Hungarian Civic Alliance (formerly Alliance of Young Democrats)— Fidesz Hungarian Democratic Forum—MDF Hungarian Justice and Life Party—MIEP Hungarian ...
... Europe—ECE European Central Bank—ECB European Union—EU Foreign Direct Investment—FDI Hungarian Civic Alliance (formerly Alliance of Young Democrats)— Fidesz Hungarian Democratic Forum—MDF Hungarian Justice and Life Party—MIEP Hungarian ...
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... Europe (ECE), and a pro-Eastern and more nationalist ECE are both manifestations of the ways in which the region has adapted to the demands of modernity. They are two parts of the same story and at the political level this struggle over ...
... Europe (ECE), and a pro-Eastern and more nationalist ECE are both manifestations of the ways in which the region has adapted to the demands of modernity. They are two parts of the same story and at the political level this struggle over ...
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... Europe, especially in the age of globalisation, can only be understood as embedded in international relations and its transformations' (Szalai, 2010: 134). Hungary's alleged crisis of democracy is not simply a manifestation of events in ...
... Europe, especially in the age of globalisation, can only be understood as embedded in international relations and its transformations' (Szalai, 2010: 134). Hungary's alleged crisis of democracy is not simply a manifestation of events in ...
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... Europe from the C16 onwards. As a consequence the forms of liberal democracy that emerged in the states of the core zone were always systems governed by elites and within which illiberal forms of governance were dominant for a long time ...
... Europe from the C16 onwards. As a consequence the forms of liberal democracy that emerged in the states of the core zone were always systems governed by elites and within which illiberal forms of governance were dominant for a long time ...
Contents
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The Evolution of Fidesz | 49 |
Social Movement Protest 1 | 83 |
Digital Governance and Media Wars | 111 |
Social Movement Protest 2 | 131 |
The European Union NATO and the Hungarian Crisis | 151 |
Conclusion | 175 |
Bibliography | 181 |
Index | 219 |
About the Author | 223 |
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