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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Page xi
... Hungarian civil society; it is due to the lack of cultural roots for democracy and liberalism in Hungary; it is a consequence of the authoritarian legacy of communism for Hungary's political culture, now manifesting itself in an ...
... Hungarian civil society; it is due to the lack of cultural roots for democracy and liberalism in Hungary; it is a consequence of the authoritarian legacy of communism for Hungary's political culture, now manifesting itself in an ...
Page xii
... government in 2010 has sharpened and polarised positions in Hungarian political culture and society that are long-standing and now quite fundamental. Fidesz MEP and former Jean Monnet Professor of Comparative Politics at the London ...
... government in 2010 has sharpened and polarised positions in Hungarian political culture and society that are long-standing and now quite fundamental. Fidesz MEP and former Jean Monnet Professor of Comparative Politics at the London ...
Page xiii
... democracy is not simply a manifestation of events in Hungary but can only be fully explained by situating Hungary in the context of its place in relation to structural factors that are beyond the control of any Hungarian government ...
... democracy is not simply a manifestation of events in Hungary but can only be fully explained by situating Hungary in the context of its place in relation to structural factors that are beyond the control of any Hungarian government ...
Page xiv
... political culture before examining the development of Fidesz and its main political leader Viktor Orbán. The role of elites and intellectuals in the DT and post-Communist Hungarian political culture will be given particular attention. By ...
... political culture before examining the development of Fidesz and its main political leader Viktor Orbán. The role of elites and intellectuals in the DT and post-Communist Hungarian political culture will be given particular attention. By ...
Page xv
... Hungary's political elites subject the country to a neoliberal social and economic transformation and that the consequences of this have created major problems for all subsequent governments. The neoliberal reforms instituted in Hungary ...
... Hungary's political elites subject the country to a neoliberal social and economic transformation and that the consequences of this have created major problems for all subsequent governments. The neoliberal reforms instituted in Hungary ...
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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