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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... Jobbik Digital Governance and Media Wars: The Battle for Hungary's Media Social Movement Protest 2: Milla and Virtual Politics The European Union, NATO and the Hungarian Crisis Conclusion: The Road to Serfdom Revisited Bibliography ...
... Jobbik Digital Governance and Media Wars: The Battle for Hungary's Media Social Movement Protest 2: Milla and Virtual Politics The European Union, NATO and the Hungarian Crisis Conclusion: The Road to Serfdom Revisited Bibliography ...
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... Jobbik Multi-national Corporations—MNCs National Media and Information and Communication Authority— NMHH National Radio and Televisions Board—ORTT New Economic Mechanism—NEM North Atlantic Treaty Organization—NATO One Million for a Free ...
... Jobbik Multi-national Corporations—MNCs National Media and Information and Communication Authority— NMHH National Radio and Televisions Board—ORTT New Economic Mechanism—NEM North Atlantic Treaty Organization—NATO One Million for a Free ...
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... Jobbik. So rapid has Jobbik's success been that as recently as 2008 Uitz could write that there were no significant populist parties in parliament in Hungary (Uitz, 2008: 39; Carter, 2006). This is followed by an analysis of the 'media ...
... Jobbik. So rapid has Jobbik's success been that as recently as 2008 Uitz could write that there were no significant populist parties in parliament in Hungary (Uitz, 2008: 39; Carter, 2006). This is followed by an analysis of the 'media ...
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... Jobbik. Eqbal Ahmad, for example, has noted the connection between developmental states and neo-fascism in the Third World after WW2, and whilst Fidesz remain a conservative, authoritarian and nationalist party, what lurks to their ...
... Jobbik. Eqbal Ahmad, for example, has noted the connection between developmental states and neo-fascism in the Third World after WW2, and whilst Fidesz remain a conservative, authoritarian and nationalist party, what lurks to their ...
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... Jobbik, as we will see, it is their ethno-nationalist discourses that provide the ideological cement to their projects, rather than a commitment to communism. The recent overtures to the East and to Asia by both Fidesz and Jobbik are ...
... Jobbik, as we will see, it is their ethno-nationalist discourses that provide the ideological cement to their projects, rather than a commitment to communism. The recent overtures to the East and to Asia by both Fidesz and Jobbik are ...
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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