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
... Whilst there is no single narrative regarding the nature of the crisis certain themes recur in popular and academic analysis: the crisis is the result of the weakness of Hungarian civil society; it is due to the lack of cultural roots ...
... Whilst there is no single narrative regarding the nature of the crisis certain themes recur in popular and academic analysis: the crisis is the result of the weakness of Hungarian civil society; it is due to the lack of cultural roots ...
Page xviii
... whilst neoliberalism argues that the free-flow of capital is paramount if the market is to allocate resources and investment efficiently, by which they mean profitably (Bagchi, 2000). Thus even Fidesz limited attempts to impose taxes on ...
... whilst neoliberalism argues that the free-flow of capital is paramount if the market is to allocate resources and investment efficiently, by which they mean profitably (Bagchi, 2000). Thus even Fidesz limited attempts to impose taxes on ...
Page xxiii
... whilst the reformist wing of state socialism (social democracy) sought and often secured various forms of corporatist and class compromise in the core states in order to bring about important gains for the working classes. By contrast ...
... whilst the reformist wing of state socialism (social democracy) sought and often secured various forms of corporatist and class compromise in the core states in order to bring about important gains for the working classes. By contrast ...
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... Whilst for Derluguian the aim was to synthesise world-systems analysis with the work of Bourdieu, my intention is to set out a synthesis of world-systems analysis and anarchist social thought (Babones, 2015). The former provides the ...
... Whilst for Derluguian the aim was to synthesise world-systems analysis with the work of Bourdieu, my intention is to set out a synthesis of world-systems analysis and anarchist social thought (Babones, 2015). The former provides the ...
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... whilst at the same time generating inter-imperialist conflict between the states of the core (Tilly, 1992). This systemic quality has produced structural relationships amongst political elites across the MWS that have helped to define ...
... whilst at the same time generating inter-imperialist conflict between the states of the core (Tilly, 1992). This systemic quality has produced structural relationships amongst political elites across the MWS that have helped to define ...
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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