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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... theory but it provides an important analysis of the role of elites in the MWS. Indeed anarchists were original ... elite theory or anarchism until now—although the former has been taken up in recent work by El-Ojeili (El-Ojeili, 2012: 34 ...
... theory but it provides an important analysis of the role of elites in the MWS. Indeed anarchists were original ... elite theory or anarchism until now—although the former has been taken up in recent work by El-Ojeili (El-Ojeili, 2012: 34 ...
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... ELITES AND ELITE THEORY Classical elite theory has its intellectual roots in realist political thought that prioritises the role of the state and politics in the organising of social and economic life in a continual struggle over power ...
... ELITES AND ELITE THEORY Classical elite theory has its intellectual roots in realist political thought that prioritises the role of the state and politics in the organising of social and economic life in a continual struggle over power ...
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... elites and structural factors that concerns us, rather than a focus on either at the expense of the other. Elite theory can be distinguished as follows: 1. Classical Elite Theory This school of thought emerged in the early decades of ...
... elites and structural factors that concerns us, rather than a focus on either at the expense of the other. Elite theory can be distinguished as follows: 1. Classical Elite Theory This school of thought emerged in the early decades of ...
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... elite theory is not inherently anti-democratic. Rather elite theory developed in the C20 in ways which saw governance by elites as being quite fundamental to the very possibility of establishing a form of elite-governed democracy ...
... elite theory is not inherently anti-democratic. Rather elite theory developed in the C20 in ways which saw governance by elites as being quite fundamental to the very possibility of establishing a form of elite-governed democracy ...
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... elite theory Lachmann (1990) notes that much contemporary history is written from the implicit perspective of elite theory, that it is elites that make social change, not classes. If political elites did indeed possess independent power ...
... elite theory Lachmann (1990) notes that much contemporary history is written from the implicit perspective of elite theory, that it is elites that make social change, not classes. If political elites did indeed possess independent power ...
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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