István Székely
Biographic Data
| ID | 4451422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | István Székely |
| GIVEN NAMES | István |
| FAMILY NAME | Székely |
| SIGNATURE | SZÉKELY I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Romanian Institute For Research on National Minorities |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8118-7107 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Inherent Attitudes or Misplaced Policies? Explaining Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Romania
Hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines was not particularly high in Romania at the beginning of the vaccination campaign. Nevertheless, the country became one of the laggards in the European Union in terms of vaccination rates. We provide an empirical explanation for this phenomenon based on a representative survey conducted in November–December 2021. We test the influence of various factors on vaccine hesitancy, such as personal experiences with the…
The 2020 county elections in Romania: More nationalization, less regionalization
The report discusses the main features of Romania’s county councils, the context and results of their election in 2020, and addresses some theoretical questions raised earlier in the annual reviews of regional elections. It confirms the argument that Romania’s subnational elections have a significant forecasting (barometer) potential: in 2020 their results correctly indicated that no facile right-wing victory was to be expected at the parliamenta…
Populism on the Semi-Periphery: Some Considerations for Understanding the Anti-Corruption Discourse in Romania
The article analyzes why and how anti-corruption has become a quasi-hegemonic metanarrative and identity marker of urban middle classes in Romania, and argues that it is part of a complex identity discourse that is in essence populist. It pits “the People” against the elites, it displays an exclusionary character, and the hostility toward elected institutions is also present. While scholarly accounts rarely associate Romanian anti-corruption disc…
Political opportunity structures and the parliamentary entry of splinter, merger, and genuinely new parties
Drawing on an original sample of 351 elections held in new and consolidated democracies from 1960 to 2013, this article examines the likelihood that new parties gain parliamentary representation as a function of electoral system permissiveness and contextual factors that shape political entrepreneurs’ perception of political opportunity. We distinguish between the success of genuinely new parties and that achieved by splinters or parties formed t…
Shifting linkages in ethnic mobilization: The case of RMDSZ and the Hungarians in Transylvania
The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) has been the most stable actor in the Romanian party system over the past two decades. However, in this article, we argue that beyond this apparent stability, the linkages between RMDSZ and its voters have undergone a gradual, yet significant shift. The ethnic block voting of Transylvanian Hungarians was closely connected to the concept of a self-standing and parallel “Minority Society,” an…
Political opportunity structures and the parliamentary entry of splinter, merger, and genuinely new parties
Drawing on an original sample of 351 elections held in new and consolidated democracies from 1960 to 2013, this article examines the likelihood that new parties gain parliamentary representation as a function of electoral system permissiveness and contextual factors that shape political entrepreneurs’ perception of political opportunity. We distinguish between the success of genuinely new parties and that achieved by splinters or parties formed t…
Populism on the Semi-Periphery: Some Considerations for Understanding the Anti-Corruption Discourse in Romania
The article analyzes why and how anti-corruption has become a quasi-hegemonic metanarrative and identity marker of urban middle classes in Romania, and argues that it is part of a complex identity discourse that is in essence populist. It pits “the People” against the elites, it displays an exclusionary character, and the hostility toward elected institutions is also present. While scholarly accounts rarely associate Romanian anti-corruption disc…
Shifting linkages in ethnic mobilization: The case of RMDSZ and the Hungarians in Transylvania
The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) has been the most stable actor in the Romanian party system over the past two decades. However, in this article, we argue that beyond this apparent stability, the linkages between RMDSZ and its voters have undergone a gradual, yet significant shift. The ethnic block voting of Transylvanian Hungarians was closely connected to the concept of a self-standing and parallel “Minority Society,” an…
Inherent Attitudes or Misplaced Policies? Explaining Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Romania
Hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines was not particularly high in Romania at the beginning of the vaccination campaign. Nevertheless, the country became one of the laggards in the European Union in terms of vaccination rates. We provide an empirical explanation for this phenomenon based on a representative survey conducted in November–December 2021. We test the influence of various factors on vaccine hesitancy, such as personal experiences with the…
The 2020 county elections in Romania: More nationalization, less regionalization
The report discusses the main features of Romania’s county councils, the context and results of their election in 2020, and addresses some theoretical questions raised earlier in the annual reviews of regional elections. It confirms the argument that Romania’s subnational elections have a significant forecasting (barometer) potential: in 2020 their results correctly indicated that no facile right-wing victory was to be expected at the parliamenta…
Shifting linkages in ethnic mobilization: The case of RMDSZ and the Hungarians in Transylvania
The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) has been the most stable actor in the Romanian party system over the past two decades. However, in this article, we argue that beyond this apparent stability, the linkages between RMDSZ and its voters have undergone a gradual, yet significant shift. The ethnic block voting of Transylvanian Hungarians was closely connected to the concept of a self-standing and parallel “Minority Society,” an…
Populism on the Semi-Periphery: Some Considerations for Understanding the Anti-Corruption Discourse in Romania
The article analyzes why and how anti-corruption has become a quasi-hegemonic metanarrative and identity marker of urban middle classes in Romania, and argues that it is part of a complex identity discourse that is in essence populist. It pits “the People” against the elites, it displays an exclusionary character, and the hostility toward elected institutions is also present. While scholarly accounts rarely associate Romanian anti-corruption disc…
Political opportunity structures and the parliamentary entry of splinter, merger, and genuinely new parties
Drawing on an original sample of 351 elections held in new and consolidated democracies from 1960 to 2013, this article examines the likelihood that new parties gain parliamentary representation as a function of electoral system permissiveness and contextual factors that shape political entrepreneurs’ perception of political opportunity. We distinguish between the success of genuinely new parties and that achieved by splinters or parties formed t…
The 2020 county elections in Romania: More nationalization, less regionalization
The report discusses the main features of Romania’s county councils, the context and results of their election in 2020, and addresses some theoretical questions raised earlier in the annual reviews of regional elections. It confirms the argument that Romania’s subnational elections have a significant forecasting (barometer) potential: in 2020 their results correctly indicated that no facile right-wing victory was to be expected at the parliamenta…
Inherent Attitudes or Misplaced Policies? Explaining Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Romania
Hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines was not particularly high in Romania at the beginning of the vaccination campaign. Nevertheless, the country became one of the laggards in the European Union in terms of vaccination rates. We provide an empirical explanation for this phenomenon based on a representative survey conducted in November–December 2021. We test the influence of various factors on vaccine hesitancy, such as personal experiences with the…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works)