Liberalization Challenges in Hungary [electronic resource] : Elitism, Progressivism, and Populism /
Korkut, U.author.
In Hungary, as in all of "new Europe," liberalization is troubled. Using Hungary as an in-depth case study, Korkut demonstrates that, in squandering popular goodwill, credibility, and favorable circumstances after 1989, liberal politicians have found themselves vulnerable to conservative populist politics and the global economic crisis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Part I: Hungary: An unlikely victim of troubled liberalization * What is liberalization and why does it matter? * Why Hungary? * Part II: The Distance Hypothesis: Explaining the impact of liberalization without participation * How did Hungary become a case for liberalization troubles? * Why does liberalization alienate the public? * Part III: The Exclusion Hypothesis: Explaining the prominence of neo-liberal narrative in implementing institutional change * From liberalism to neo-liberalism * Conservative responses to exclusionary liberalization * Part IV: Liberalization troubles and the Quality of Democracy: What have we learnt?.
In Hungary, as in all of "new Europe," liberalization is troubled. Using Hungary as an in-depth case study, Korkut demonstrates that, in squandering popular goodwill, credibility, and favorable circumstances after 1989, liberal politicians have found themselves vulnerable to conservative populist politics and the global economic crisis.
Europe—Politics and government.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
Political theory.
Economic theory.
Globalization.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.
Political Theory.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Globalization.