Research on Political Elites in East Central Europe
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Politikai fordulat Magyarországon
Political Turn in Hungary
Pártrendszer és közbeszéd: a félig lojális pártok
Party System and Political Discurse: The Semi-Loyal Parties
Az 1989-es kerekasztal-tárgyalások kelet-közép-európai összehasonlításban
The Roundtable Talks of 1989 in East Central European Comparison
Fiatal demokraták
Young Democrats
Adaptation and Change : Characterizing the Survival Strategies of the Communist Successor Parties
Examines the adaptation strategies of several communist successor parties from 1991 to 2001. Characterization of the communist parties in terms of the kinds of adaptation strategies they have adopted since the collapse of communism; Review of the commonly cited factors which affect party identity change; Assessment of the extent in which their party programs had changed from the initial versions to the programs which appeared in the second generation elections.
A kerekasztal-tárgyalások és a rendszerváltozás
The Roundtable Talks and the Regime Change
Életút és politika : a kerekasztal-tárgyalások résztvevői
Biography and Politics : The Participants of the Roundtable Talks
A magyar átmenet összehasonlító nézőpontból
The Hungarian Transition from a Comparative View
The Idea of Federalism and the Perception of Geopolitics
Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Society in the Countries in Transition: Comparative Analysis and Practice, held in Subotica, Yugoslavia, May 28-31, 1997.
A polgári radikális kormány
The Civic Radical Government
Magyar anarchizmus : a magyarországi anarchizmus történeti dokumentumaiból
Anarchism in Hungary: The Historical Documents of Hungarian Anarchism
Aczél és Pozsgay
György Aczél and Imre Pozsgay
Regionalizmus, államközi verseny és geopolitika : az európai integráció és Közép-Európa
Regionalism, Competition and Geopolitics: The European Integration and Central Europe
Book review : Az én Magyarországom
This article reviews the book by Péter Kende: Az én Magyarországom
The Idea of Federalism and the Perception of Geopolitics : The European Integration and Central Europe
Conferenced proceedigs of the Third regional conference of the Central European Political Science Associations, Bled, November 22-23 1996.
Ignotus Pál és kora
Paul Ignotus and His Age
A demokrácia feltételei és minősége
The Conditions and Quality of Democracy
Rómeó Európája : Interjú Timothy Garton Ash-sel
Romeo’s Europe. An Interview with Timothy Garton Ash
The ideology of modernization and the policy of materialism : The day after for the socialists
Post-communist parties in East-Central Europe can be divided by their policies of modernization or nationalism. Where the political of nationalism had been occupied by parties with a non-communist past, the new socialists returning to power had no option other than to follow a rather undefined policy of modernization which embraces a sort of pro-capitalist policy 'with a human face'. The clearest example of this policy is the governing Hungarian Socialist Party, which returned to power in 1994 and reached a consolidation of democracy by using the ideology of non-ideological modernization. This was not far from the technocratic orientation of reform communists in the late 1980s so, paradoxically, this type of consolidation has the aura of restoration. The different explanations for the return of former communists offer alternative answers to the change in voters' behaviour as well. Although the policies of 'modernizing socialists' can negatively influence the quality of democracy, in general – unlike the case of 'nationalizing socialists' – it does not mean a return to the undemocratic past.
Pártok, eszmék stratégiák
Political Parties, Their Ideas and Strategies in Hungary
Mozgalmi-értelmiségi politika a rendszerváltás után : A Demokratikus Charta
The Politics of Movement Intellectuals After the Regime Change : The Democratic Charter
Book review : Towards an Explanation of 1989
This article reviews the book by Rudolf L. Tőkés: Hungary’s Negotiated Revolution.
Book review : A kialkudott szabadság
This book reviews the book by Rudolf L. Tőkés: Hungary’s Negotiated Revolution.
A Demokratikus Charta története
The History of the Democratic Charter , April 1996. .
Cenzúra és sajtó Magyarországon az 1980-as években
Censorship and the Press in Hungary in the 1980s
Interjú Krassó Györggyel
An Interview with György Krassó
Visszatérés a modernizáláshoz? : Utódpártok Kelet-Közép-Európában
Back to Modernization? Ex-Communist Political Parties in East Central Europe
Történelmi reváns? : Párhuzamok a portugál, spanyol és magyar demokratikus átmenetekben
The Revenge of History? The Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarian Transitions – Some Comparisons
Book review : Hódolat Parsonsnak
This article reviews the books of Béla Pokol.
Scienta Hungariae
The Social Philosophy and History of Anarchism in Hungary
Anarchizmus ma
Contemporary Anarchist Thought: Philosophies and New Social MovementsPublished also on CD-ROM, Budapest, ABCD, 1996.
Anarchizmus tegnap és ma : az anarchizmustól az alternatív mozgalmakig
Anarchism Yesterday and Today
The Legacy of Dictatorship and the Political Change in East Central Europe
In the postcommunist transition, not only is the earlier dictatorial political system replaced by a more liberal or democratic one, but also, the collectivized & centrally planned economy is replaced by a market economy based on private ownership. Here, examined is the nature of posttotalitarian authoritarianism in Hungary, with focus on the concept & process of transition to democracy, & the chief actors of the change. Also discussed is the compatibility of democracy & poverty, arguing that a democratic outcome is possible, although the temptation of nationalism is greater than in the previous southern European & southern Asian transitions. 2 Tables, 22 References. Modified AA
Party formation and constitutional change in Hungary
After 1956, attempts to control through mobilization were effectively abandoned, and this allowed the steady development of interests and groups under Kádár's soft dictatorship, leading to an incipient civil society. The Hungarian Democratic Forum emerged from this movement to lead the country following the 1990 elections. Other parties and groups arose, basing themselves on somewhat different values or appealing to specific segments of Hungarian society, but they were brought together in the opposition round table. Key elements in the confrontation between the communists and the opposition round table included the timing of elections and the mechanism for selecting the state president, and tripartite negotiations set the country on a new course. Subsequently, a plethora of parties has emerged, as further institution-building continues the process of transition.
Baloldal, jobboldal, régi és új
Left, Right, Old and New Liget
Vázlat három populizmusról : Egyesült Államok, Argentína és Magyarország
An Outline of Three Populisms : the United States, Argentina and Hungary
Die Rache der Geschichte : Transitionen in Portugal, Spanien und Ungarn
The Revenge of History : The Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarian Transitions – Some Comparisons
Látták-e, hogy jön? : A Beszélő vitája és a nyolcvanas évek – az Összkiadás tükrében
Did They Foresee the Change? The Debate of Beszélő and the 1980s in Light of the Complete Edition of Beszélő
Konzervativizmus és modernitás
Conservatism and Modernity
Semmi hatalmat senkinek! : Az anarchisták és az Anarchista Újság
No Power to Anyone! : The Anarchists and the Anarchist Journal
Civil Society and Populism in the Eastern European Democratic Transitions
Argues that the transitions to democracy in Eastern Europe, & particularly Hungary, were brought about by the movement toward civil society. Civil society describes the building of organizations outside the realm of the communist state. This movement led to democratic transition rather than revolution, but has since split into those favoring party-based elite democracy, those sticking to movement-based antiauthoritarian civil society, & those who have abandoned the political. This split has opened space for populism & nationalism. In Hungary, populism refers to people as an unstructured organic whole, promises economic strength with vague programs, & demands a real change vs the pseudorevolution. The weaker civil society becomes, the stronger populism will be. A strong civil society (& strong civil social roots in the new elite parties) could mobilize the population based on citizenship & democratic rights rather than populism. E. Blackwell
Book review : Racionalizálható-e a csoda? Könyvek a rendszerváltásról
This article reviews the books of Ferenc Fehér, Ágnes Heller, László Kéri, Iván Szelényi & Mihály Vajda.