György Majtényi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4419442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | György Majtényi |
| GIVEN NAMES | György |
| FAMILY NAME | Majtényi |
| SIGNATURE | MAJTÉNYI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4549-2198 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Everyday and Private Life of a Communist Ruling Class
The dictator of ressentiment
This article examines the private and semi-public life of János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (1956–1988), as a site where political legitimacy was cultivated through everyday practices. Drawing on archival records, memoirs, and visual materials, it analyses how Kádár’s personal habits, leisure activities, and spatial environments were consciously shaped to project an image of modesty, discipline, and enduranc…
Authoritarianism and the ‘culture of poverty’ in social interventions in Roma communities in Hungary
This article is based on a seminar involving participants with experience of Roma-related service delivery, activism and knowledge production and explores the relevance of asset-based community development, radical social work and inclusive community development approaches in addressing challenges in Roma communities in Central Eastern Europe, with particular reference to Hungary. Some key questions in the discussion are as follows. Is there scop…
Demonstration against the Power
In socialist Hungary in the years following the political turn of 1945–48, the first larger manifestations of discontent broke out on the streets on July 4, 1954, the evening of the Hungarian national soccer team’s loss to West Germany in the World Cup final in Bern, Switzerland. The demonstrations which took place in Budapest after the 1954 World Cup final can be seen as the first seditious street protests in post-1945 Hungary and are regarded b…
A Beautiful, Sad Tale about Nonexistent Socialism in Hungary
In the 1970s, director Pál Schiffer and his colleagues filmed the life story of Cséplő Gyuri (1978), a documentary feature about the prospect of a Gypsy protagonist breaking free from a slum in socialist Hungary. The original footage from the production is held in the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives in Budapest. The footage brings to light how the Gypsy/Romani protagonist of the film was cast, how he was brought from a Gypsy settlem…
Between Tradition and Change
Through the historic metaphor of hunting the essay examines the lifestyle of the dominant elites of Hungary between 1945 and 1990 on the basis of archival documents, private records, and oral history interviews. The analysis emphasizes the fact that there were interactions between the old, prewar aristocracy and the new state socialist elites. The co-incidence of lifestyles can be viewed through the lens of social and cultural change: new element…
Authoritarianism and the ‘culture of poverty’ in social interventions in Roma communities in Hungary
This article is based on a seminar involving participants with experience of Roma-related service delivery, activism and knowledge production and explores the relevance of asset-based community development, radical social work and inclusive community development approaches in addressing challenges in Roma communities in Central Eastern Europe, with particular reference to Hungary. Some key questions in the discussion are as follows. Is there scop…
Between Tradition and Change
Through the historic metaphor of hunting the essay examines the lifestyle of the dominant elites of Hungary between 1945 and 1990 on the basis of archival documents, private records, and oral history interviews. The analysis emphasizes the fact that there were interactions between the old, prewar aristocracy and the new state socialist elites. The co-incidence of lifestyles can be viewed through the lens of social and cultural change: new element…
Between Tradition and Change
Through the historic metaphor of hunting the essay examines the lifestyle of the dominant elites of Hungary between 1945 and 1990 on the basis of archival documents, private records, and oral history interviews. The analysis emphasizes the fact that there were interactions between the old, prewar aristocracy and the new state socialist elites. The co-incidence of lifestyles can be viewed through the lens of social and cultural change: new element…
A Beautiful, Sad Tale about Nonexistent Socialism in Hungary
In the 1970s, director Pál Schiffer and his colleagues filmed the life story of Cséplő Gyuri (1978), a documentary feature about the prospect of a Gypsy protagonist breaking free from a slum in socialist Hungary. The original footage from the production is held in the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives in Budapest. The footage brings to light how the Gypsy/Romani protagonist of the film was cast, how he was brought from a Gypsy settlem…
Demonstration against the Power
In socialist Hungary in the years following the political turn of 1945–48, the first larger manifestations of discontent broke out on the streets on July 4, 1954, the evening of the Hungarian national soccer team’s loss to West Germany in the World Cup final in Bern, Switzerland. The demonstrations which took place in Budapest after the 1954 World Cup final can be seen as the first seditious street protests in post-1945 Hungary and are regarded b…
Authoritarianism and the ‘culture of poverty’ in social interventions in Roma communities in Hungary
This article is based on a seminar involving participants with experience of Roma-related service delivery, activism and knowledge production and explores the relevance of asset-based community development, radical social work and inclusive community development approaches in addressing challenges in Roma communities in Central Eastern Europe, with particular reference to Hungary. Some key questions in the discussion are as follows. Is there scop…
The Everyday and Private Life of a Communist Ruling Class
The dictator of ressentiment
This article examines the private and semi-public life of János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (1956–1988), as a site where political legitimacy was cultivated through everyday practices. Drawing on archival records, memoirs, and visual materials, it analyses how Kádár’s personal habits, leisure activities, and spatial environments were consciously shaped to project an image of modesty, discipline, and enduranc…
Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Communism (2 works) · Everyday life (2 works) · History (2 works)