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 xii
... left-liberal elite have to concede that they made gross mistakes in government, which led to their electoral defeat in 2010 (Hörcher, 2012: 28). Indeed Schöpflin, like a number of Hungarian writers (and not all of them supporters of ...
... left-liberal elite have to concede that they made gross mistakes in government, which led to their electoral defeat in 2010 (Hörcher, 2012: 28). Indeed Schöpflin, like a number of Hungarian writers (and not all of them supporters of ...
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... left-liberal political elites and commentators within and outside Hungary is what they see as the authoritarian nature of the government and its revision of the constitution, its attacks on civil and political freedoms, social and ...
... left-liberal political elites and commentators within and outside Hungary is what they see as the authoritarian nature of the government and its revision of the constitution, its attacks on civil and political freedoms, social and ...
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... liberal democracy and capitalist markets, in practice, whilst at the same ... left to their elected representatives to deal with; that parties campaign on ... liberal Introduction xxiii.
... liberal democracy and capitalist markets, in practice, whilst at the same ... left to their elected representatives to deal with; that parties campaign on ... liberal Introduction xxiii.
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... left the region open to movement of people and communities (Blatt, 2013: 7–9). During the Ottoman period which ... liberal democracy remains essentially a form of elite governance, though subject to periodic public intervention through ...
... left the region open to movement of people and communities (Blatt, 2013: 7–9). During the Ottoman period which ... liberal democracy remains essentially a form of elite governance, though subject to periodic public intervention through ...
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... liberal democracy from what they saw as its collectivist enemies on the political left and the right (ElOjeili, 2012: 85). To do this these writers argued that it was necessary to keep public involvement in government within clear ...
... liberal democracy from what they saw as its collectivist enemies on the political left and the right (ElOjeili, 2012: 85). To do this these writers argued that it was necessary to keep public involvement in government within clear ...
Contents
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23 | |
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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