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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... World-System 1 2 Hungary, Communism and the Democratic Transition The Evolution of Fidesz: From Neoliberals to Conservative Nationalists Social Movement Protest 1: The Challenge of Jobbik Digital Governance and Media Wars: The Battle ...
... World-System 1 2 Hungary, Communism and the Democratic Transition The Evolution of Fidesz: From Neoliberals to Conservative Nationalists Social Movement Protest 1: The Challenge of Jobbik Digital Governance and Media Wars: The Battle ...
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... World-System—MWS Movement for a Better Hungary—Jobbik Multi-national Corporations—MNCs National Media and ... World Summit on the Information Society—WSIS World-Systems Analysis—WSA World Trade Organization—WTO Introduction Hungary and ...
... World-System—MWS Movement for a Better Hungary—Jobbik Multi-national Corporations—MNCs National Media and ... World Summit on the Information Society—WSIS World-Systems Analysis—WSA World Trade Organization—WTO Introduction Hungary and ...
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... system and culture but because of what it tells us about broader developments in the EU and the Modern World-System (MWS) itself. In particular, Hungary's acute social, political and economic dilemmas are part of wider problems facing ...
... system and culture but because of what it tells us about broader developments in the EU and the Modern World-System (MWS) itself. In particular, Hungary's acute social, political and economic dilemmas are part of wider problems facing ...
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... system (Derluguian, 2005: 73). The consequences of this have created the ... world-view of Orbán and his allies it is understandable that Fidesz would ... World Bank famously conceded in its 1993 report on The East Asian Miracle that it ...
... system (Derluguian, 2005: 73). The consequences of this have created the ... world-view of Orbán and his allies it is understandable that Fidesz would ... World Bank famously conceded in its 1993 report on The East Asian Miracle that it ...
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... world-system analysis (WSA) has been that the C19 and C20 saw the eventual triumph of liberalism as the dominant political ideology of the MWS. Significantly liberalism triumphed as a political ideology as it was most conducive to the ...
... world-system analysis (WSA) has been that the C19 and C20 saw the eventual triumph of liberalism as the dominant political ideology of the MWS. Significantly liberalism triumphed as a political ideology as it was most conducive to the ...
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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