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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... 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 all of its forms. At the very moment when the idea of democracy had ...
... 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 all of its forms. At the very moment when the idea of democracy had ...
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... institutions, a point supported by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) election monitors (Scheppele, 2014). As media researcher Amy Brouillette told us, it's very difficult to map media ownership in Hungary ...
... institutions, a point supported by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) election monitors (Scheppele, 2014). As media researcher Amy Brouillette told us, it's very difficult to map media ownership in Hungary ...
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... institutions across the EU Hungary's successful embrace of DS policies that place nationstate building before profit would set a bad example as other weak EU governments might be encouraged to challenge orthodox neoliberal policies. The ...
... institutions across the EU Hungary's successful embrace of DS policies that place nationstate building before profit would set a bad example as other weak EU governments might be encouraged to challenge orthodox neoliberal policies. The ...
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... institutions (Bagchi, 2000: 429–430). The difference, of course, is that for Fidesz and Jobbik, as we will see, it ... institution (Bozóki, 2015:12). The liberal idea of the neutral state is for Fidesz and Jobbik only likely to erode the ...
... institutions (Bagchi, 2000: 429–430). The difference, of course, is that for Fidesz and Jobbik, as we will see, it ... institution (Bozóki, 2015:12). The liberal idea of the neutral state is for Fidesz and Jobbik only likely to erode the ...
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... institutions. How can we explain this? The answer appears to lay in the fact that the policies that Fidesz have pursued have been those that global financial investors want to see: cutting government deficit and public debt and ...
... institutions. How can we explain this? The answer appears to lay in the fact that the policies that Fidesz have pursued have been those that global financial investors want to see: cutting government deficit and public debt and ...
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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