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 xi
... post-Democratic Transition (DT) governments have displayed such qualities, though not to the same extent as Fidesz since 2010 (Smilov and Krastev, 2008; von Beyme, 2011). Conversely, supporters of the Fidesz government have stressed a ...
... post-Democratic Transition (DT) governments have displayed such qualities, though not to the same extent as Fidesz since 2010 (Smilov and Krastev, 2008; von Beyme, 2011). Conversely, supporters of the Fidesz government have stressed a ...
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... DT and post-Communist Hungarian political culture will be given particular attention. By political elites, following Mills, we are referring to those occupying the key posts in the executive, legislature, mass bureaucratic organisations ...
... DT and post-Communist Hungarian political culture will be given particular attention. By political elites, following Mills, we are referring to those occupying the key posts in the executive, legislature, mass bureaucratic organisations ...
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The Road to Serfdom Peter Wilkin. DT, leading to what she sees as ... post-WW2 Asia and South America (Johnson, 1995). As I will show, it is this idea of state-led development and modernisation that seems most apt for understanding Fidesz ...
The Road to Serfdom Peter Wilkin. DT, leading to what she sees as ... post-WW2 Asia and South America (Johnson, 1995). As I will show, it is this idea of state-led development and modernisation that seems most apt for understanding Fidesz ...
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... post-DT governments across ECE has been their inability to represent the interests and needs of the population as a whole. This is not just a problem for ECE, though it may be more acute there (Rose-Ackerman, 2005: 5). Tamás takes this ...
... post-DT governments across ECE has been their inability to represent the interests and needs of the population as a whole. This is not just a problem for ECE, though it may be more acute there (Rose-Ackerman, 2005: 5). Tamás takes this ...
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... post-DT government, despite proclamations by successive governments to address 'the issue'. They are undoubtedly the greatest losers of the post-communist period (Thorpe, 2010). There was nothing inevitable about this emergence of anti ...
... post-DT government, despite proclamations by successive governments to address 'the issue'. They are undoubtedly the greatest losers of the post-communist period (Thorpe, 2010). There was nothing inevitable about this emergence of anti ...
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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