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 xv
... democratic political reform of parliaments to roll back the landlords' power (and that of bankers). But Hayek claimed that this rollback was the road to serfdom, not away from it. He said democratic regulation and taxation of rentiers ...
... democratic political reform of parliaments to roll back the landlords' power (and that of bankers). But Hayek claimed that this rollback was the road to serfdom, not away from it. He said democratic regulation and taxation of rentiers ...
Page xvii
... democratic self-government. These ambitions were ultimately destroyed by the proxy war sponsored by the Reagan administrations against the Sandinista government (Luciak, 1987; Prevost and Vanden, 1999). In practice DSs have tended to ...
... democratic self-government. These ambitions were ultimately destroyed by the proxy war sponsored by the Reagan administrations against the Sandinista government (Luciak, 1987; Prevost and Vanden, 1999). In practice DSs have tended to ...
Page xxii
... democracy has always been a way of securing a compromise between classes in conflict over the nature of social order, and as Korkut note it is but one understanding of democracy amongst others (Bagchi, 2000; Korkut, 2012:6–7). The main ...
... democracy has always been a way of securing a compromise between classes in conflict over the nature of social order, and as Korkut note it is but one understanding of democracy amongst others (Bagchi, 2000; Korkut, 2012:6–7). The main ...
Page xxiii
... 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 the libertarian wing of socialism that was both anti ...
... 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 the libertarian wing of socialism that was both anti ...
Page xxiv
... democracy existed but in practice the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (which is neither liberal nor particularly keen on democracy) governed more or less continuously since 1955 (Johnson, 1995; Bowen, 2002; Hirata, 2004; Ishida and ...
... democracy existed but in practice the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (which is neither liberal nor particularly keen on democracy) governed more or less continuously since 1955 (Johnson, 1995; Bowen, 2002; Hirata, 2004; Ishida and ...
Contents
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Hungary Communism and the Democratic Transition | 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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