The paper explores the long-term trajectory and the recent acceleration of the conflict over
the rule of law in the EU. It focusses on the motivation of the two governments in Hungary …

Hungary is an experimental laboratory of autocratization, according to Andrs Bozki and Istvn
Benedek, who claim that the country’ s formal institutions of democracy have …

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the anti-pluralist transformation of
Hungary's political public sphere under the Orbán regime, embedding the developments …

A process of democratic deliberation requires norms (legal or at least customary), institutions
(political or social), and competence from participants (ability to present their position and to …

Modern political trends in democracies, such as post-truth, populist, and identity politics,
have produced a solid emotion-based distinction between true believers and non-believers …

Tanulmányunkban az 1989 utáni magyar politikai rendszer átalakulását az Orbán-rezsim
létrejöttének és működésének megragadása céljából a rezsimklasszifikációs …

This chapter examines whether elected representatives and members of parties in
opposition have congruent preferences for deliberation. Using survey data conducted during …

In the past decade, Hungary, under the premiership of Viktor Orbán, has habitually been
portrayed as a poster child for democraduras or illiberal regimes. It may, thus, come as a …

Viktor Orbán's FIDESZ is often referred to in academia as a right-wing populist political party.
However, stemming from Hungary's history of being dominated by outside powers and …

This thesis examines democratic innovations in Hungary, a country governed by Fidesz, an
illiberal and populist party since 2010. Democratic innovations aim to engage citizens in the …