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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... NATO and the Hungarian Crisis Conclusion: The Road to Serfdom Revisited Bibliography Index About the Author ix xi 23 3 49 83 5 4 111 131 151 175 181 219 223 Acknowledgments Thanks to Brunel University for funding my initial work v Contents.
... NATO and the Hungarian Crisis Conclusion: The Road to Serfdom Revisited Bibliography Index About the Author ix xi 23 3 49 83 5 4 111 131 151 175 181 219 223 Acknowledgments Thanks to Brunel University for funding my initial work v Contents.
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... NATO One Million for a Free Press—Milla Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe—OSCE Roundtable Talks—RT United Kingdom—UK United States of America—USA World Summit on the Information Society—WSIS World-Systems Analysis—WSA ...
... NATO One Million for a Free Press—Milla Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe—OSCE Roundtable Talks—RT United Kingdom—UK United States of America—USA World Summit on the Information Society—WSIS World-Systems Analysis—WSA ...
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... NATO and being subject to attack from global financial markets and institutions? One of the ironies of the end of the Cold War and the demise of state socialism is that it also opened the way for profound challenges to liberalism, in ...
... NATO and being subject to attack from global financial markets and institutions? One of the ironies of the end of the Cold War and the demise of state socialism is that it also opened the way for profound challenges to liberalism, in ...
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... NATO as the most important external actors in its DT. Many critics of Fidesz from within Hungary called upon the EU to act to oppose the revision of the constitution that Fidesz brought into being, citing Introduction xiv.
... NATO as the most important external actors in its DT. Many critics of Fidesz from within Hungary called upon the EU to act to oppose the revision of the constitution that Fidesz brought into being, citing Introduction xiv.
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... NATO. EU membership entails a commitment on the part of post-communist accession states to abide by a constitution ... NATO, meaning that it has very limited scope for economic (let alone military) autonomy. Despite its much vaunted ...
... NATO. EU membership entails a commitment on the part of post-communist accession states to abide by a constitution ... NATO, meaning that it has very limited scope for economic (let alone military) autonomy. Despite its much vaunted ...
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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