Communist populism in Hungary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12846649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Attila Antal (0000-0001-6835-7493, Eötvös Loránd University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 623-642 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1588-970X • E-ISSN: 1588-9726 |
| Publisher | Akadémiai Kiadó (PUBLISHER • HU) |
| DOI | 10.1556/204.2018.40.4.9 |
| OpenAlex | W2903690314 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
According to Cas Mudde, we live in a “populist Zeitgeist”. The paper argues that not just the 21 st , but also the 20 th century is about populism. In the first section I elaborate the theoretical background of populism, which is claimed to be a never-ending phenomenon: here, various notions of populism are analysed; I investigate the relationship between democracy and populism; and I refer to the biopolitical framework of populism (called biopopulism) as well. This theoretical framework will be used to analyse Communist populism in Hungary. I elaborate the populism of the Horthyera (1920-1944) in the context of Communist populism. Then I analyse the case of Communist populism in Hungary (1948-1989) according to the following aspects: in the context of the working class and the bourgeois elite; the biopolitical character of the regime; goulash Communism as populist legitimacy; and the viewpoint of socialist patriotism. The main aspect of Communist populism is summarized at the end of the third section, and I briefly refer to the afterlife of Communist populism as a nostalgic phenomenon. The regimes analysed in this study aimed to govern the entire life of the citizens, which is why biopopulism is a useful analytical concept. The biopopulist framework shows that the investigation of the historical backgrounds of populism is necessary to understand contemporary populist tendencies
Communism · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · German legal, social, and political studies · History · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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Hungary's negotiated revolution
The Economic Reform in Hungary
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |