Twenty-Five Sides of a Post-Communist Mafia State

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-615-5513-62-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 674 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1250 g

The twenty-five essays accompany, illustrate and underpin the conceptual framework elaborated in Post-Communist Mafia State, published in conjunction with this volume. Leading specialists analyze the manifestations of the current political regime in Hungary from twenty-five angles. Topics discussed include the ideology, constitutional issues, social policy, the judiciary, foreign relations, nationalism, media, memory politics, corruption, civil society, education, culture and so on. Beyond the basic features of the economy the domains of taxation, banking system, energy policies and the agriculture are treated in dedicated studies. The essays are based on detailed empirical investigation about conditions in today's Hungary. They nevertheless contribute to the exploration of the characteristic features of post-communist authoritarian regimes, shared by an increasing number of countries in Europe and Central Asia.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magyar, Bálint

Vasarhelyi, Julia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, PART I. 1. What Should I Call You? The Crisis of Hungarian Democracy in a Regional Interpretative Framework Balázs Trencsényi 2. The Ideological Patchwork of the Mafia State György Csepeli 3. A Constitutional Coup in Hungary between 2010-2014 Imre Vörös 4. Law under the Mafia State Zoltán Fleck 5. The Post-Communist Mafia State as a Form of Criminal State Bálint Magyar 6. The Circulation of Oligarchs András Becker 7. From Local Cliques to Mafia State: The Evolution of Network Corruption Dávid Jancsics 8. Links in the Chain: Patron-Client Relations in the Mafia State Zoltán Lakner 9. The Social Policy of the Mafia State and Its Impact on Social Structure Balázs Krémer, PART II. 10. The Economic Policy of the Mafia State László Békesi 11. Tributes Paid through Special Taxes: Populism and the Displacement of Aliens Károly Attila Soós 12. Getting Rich as Mission: Swapping Elites on a Family Basis István Csillag 13. The Banks of the Mafia State Éva Várhegyi 14. Utility Price Cuts and Sector-Specific Taxes in Network Industries Iván Major 15. Captured by Power: The Expansion of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant András Deák 16. Controlled Competition in the Agriculture Pál JuhászPART III. 17. Western Social Development with an Eastern Set of Values? Márton Kozák 18. One Camp, One Banner: How Fidesz Views History Krisztián Ungváry 19. The Land of an Appropriated God: Sacred Political Symbols and Symbolic Political Sacrality György Gábor 20. Nationalism and Hegemony: Symbolic Politics and Colonization of Culture András Bozóki 21. The Workings of the Media: A Brainwashing and Money-Laundering Mechanism Mária Vásárhelyi 22. Restoring Servility in the Educational Policy Mihály Andor 23. The Taming of Civil Society Ádám C. Nagy 24. The Opposition to the Mafia State Zoltán Ripp 25. Diplomacy of the Orbán Regime Attila Ara-Kovács, Epilogue: Capitalism after Communism Iván Szelényi,List of Contributors, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bálint Magyar is Research Fellow at CEU Democracy Institute, working on the subject of patronalism in post-communist countries. He was a member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2010). As a Minister of Education (1996-1998; 2002-2006) he initiated and carried out reforms in public and higher education.

Júlia Vásárhelyi is a journalist.