Embedded Autocracy - Hungary in the European Union

The Embedded Autocracy uses the conceptual tools and theories of social science to describe a virulent autocracy. The new Hungarian autocracy differs from classical dictatorships in many respects, but its despotic features are striking when interpreted in terms of democratic principles and values.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Mechanisms of Deterioration
Chapter 2. "The Future Has Begun." The First Orbán Government (1998-2002)
Chapter 3. Deconsolidation of Liberal Democracy
Chapter 4. Dynamics of Autocratization: The Rise of the Orbán Regime (2010-2014)
Chapter 5. Authoritarian Accommodation: The State of Exception
Chapter 6. Enabling and Constraining: The European Union and the Orbán Regime
Chapter 7. The Transformation of Judiciary: The Rise of Autocratic Legalism
Chapter 8. Aspects of Legitimacy and Personalization of Power

About the author

By András Bozóki and Zoltán Fleck

Summary

The Embedded Autocracy uses the conceptual tools and theories of social science to describe a virulent autocracy. The new Hungarian autocracy differs from classical dictatorships in many respects, but its despotic features are striking when interpreted in terms of democratic principles and values.

Product details

• Authors: Andr?s Boz?ki, Andras Bozoki, András Bozóki, Zoltan Fleck, Zoltán Fleck
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.07.2024
• EAN: 9781793636065
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-606-5
• No. of pages: 382
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Hungary, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Political science and theory, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship