Illiberal democracy in Hungary
Authoritarian Diffusion or Domestic Causation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6253268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aron Buzogány (0000-0002-9867-3742, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1307-1325 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Democratization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13510347.2017.1328676 |
| OpenAlex | W2623873986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 97 |
| References cited | 46 |
This article analyses the democratic involution in Hungary, which was followed by the country embracing a pro-Russian policy in 2010. These processes came to be viewed as a rare case of authoritarian diffusion taking place towards an EU member state. Based on the discussion of interest versus ideational appeal as factors of authoritarian diffusion, the article develops a relational and dynamic framework to analyse the question of authoritarian diffusion. The framework underlines the importance not only of "sender state" attributes, but also those of receiver states. The analysis finds no empirical evidence for authoritarian diffusion; Hungary's slide into illiberalism was not inspired or supported by Vladimir Putin. Instead, mutual interests are sufficient to understand Russo-Hungarian cooperation
Appeal · Authoritarianism · Causation · Communication source · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · State (computer science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Russia and Soviet political economy
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| Unique citing works | 97 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 10,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 97 |