Hungary’s U-Turn
Retreating from Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janos Kornai (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 34-48 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2015.0046 |
| OpenAlex | W1640333426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 1 |
For two decades, Hungary, like the other Eastern European countries, followed a general policy of establishing and strengthening the institutions of democracy, rule of law, and a market economy based on private property. However, since the elections of 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power, Hungary has made a dramatic U-turn. This article investigates the different spheres of society: political institutions, the rule of law, and the influence of state and market on one another, as well as the world of ideology (education, science, and art), and describes the U-turn’s implications for these fields and the effect it has on the life of people. It argues against the frequent misunderstandings in the interpretation and evaluation of the Hungarian situation, pointing out some typical intellectual fallacies. It draws attention to the dangers of strengthening nationalism, and to the ambivalence evident in Hungarian foreign policy, and looks into the relationship between Hungary and the Western world, particularly the European Union. Finally, it outlines the possible scenarios resulting from future developments in the Hungarian situation
Ambivalence · Democracy · Economics · European union · General Will · Ideology · International trade · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Rule of law · Sociology · State (computer science · Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 76 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,91 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 76 |