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1 online resource (269 pages). |
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Explorations of the Far Right
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Explorations of the far right.
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Intro; Contents; List of tables and figures; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Our approach in the book; What are we talking about? The concepts; The supply and demand model; The support base of far-right parties; Supply-side theories; Demand for the ideology of the far right in Hungary; A tool for measuring social demand for the far right: The DEREX index; Prejudice and welfare chauvinism; Right-wing value orientation; The assessment of the DEREX; Who are Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s voters?; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s performance at the polls: Ups and downs; Who are Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s voters? |
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Where do Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s voters come from?Supply side: Far right on the political field; From marginality toward relevance; The regime change and the far right: Return to the limelight; The first attempt at establishing a far-right party; The rise and fall of MIÃ#x89;P; The early history of Jobbik; 2006: The birth of todayâ#x80;#x99;s far right in Hungary; The pressure from the right to reorganize; The far right taking a leading role; Transforming the agenda; The communication of the reorganizing far right; The structural consequences of events in the fall of 2006. |
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Crisis of crises: Consolidation of the far rightEconomic crisis; Crisis of governmentâ#x80;#x94;and governance; The crisis of Roma integration; The Jobbik-Fidesz relationship; Fidesz: Transformation from liberalism to national populism; Dismantling of liberal democracy and the central field of force; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s strategic shift: From extreme to mainstream (â#x80;#x9C;cute campaignâ#x80;#x9D;); The interaction between the two parties; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s worldview; Intellectual background: Conspiracies everywhere; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s ideology; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s symbolic policy; Self-definition; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s concept of â#x80;#x9C;nationâ#x80;#x9D. |
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Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s concepts of enemyJobbikâ#x80;#x99;s concept of â#x80;#x9C;stateâ#x80;#x9D;; Concept of history and the most important historical symbols; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s foreign policy; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s relations with Iran; The Eurasia concept and Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s connections to Russia; European network of pro-Russian parties; Historical context of Russian-Hungarian relations; Current relations between Jobbik and Russia; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s public policy programs; The â#x80;#x9C;seven chieftains planâ#x80;#x9D;; The 60-step program; Further sectorial programs; The place of minorities in the program; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s organizational background. |
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The structural division of todayâ#x80;#x99;s Hungarian far rightJobbikâ#x80;#x99;s organization building and the Guard phenomenon; Jobbikâ#x80;#x99;s subcultural background; Alternative politicsâ#x80;#x94;â#x80;#x9C;Civil characterâ#x80;#x9D;; Alternative media; Alternative culture; Appropriation of the â#x80;#x9C;Roma issueâ#x80;#x9D;: â#x80;#x9C;Taboo-breakersâ#x80;#x9D; against â#x80;#x9C;Gipsy crimeâ#x80;#x9D;; The proliferation of the term â#x80;#x9C;Gypsy crimeâ#x80;#x9D;; The shifting meaning of the term â#x80;#x9C;Gypsy crimeâ#x80;#x9D;; A short detour: Developments after 2010; The politics of speaking out; Political strategies against the far right; Lack of political strategies? |
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The Hungarian strategies (or lack of) from an international perspective. |
| Summary |
This timely book examines far-right politics in Hungary'but its relevance points much beyond Hungary. With its two main players, the radical right Jobbik and populist right Fidesz, it is at the same time an Eastern European, European, and global phenomenon. Jobbik and Fidesz, political parties with a populist, nativist, authoritarian approach, Eastern and pro-Russian orientation, and strong anti-Western stance, are on the one hand products of the problematic transformation period that is typical for post-communist countries. But they are products of a "populist zeitgeist" in the West as well, with declining trust in representative democratic and supranational institutions, politicians, experts, and the mainstream media. The rise of politicians such as Nigel Farage in the U.K., Marine Le Pen in France, Norbert Hofer in Austria, and, most notably, Donald Trump in the U.S. are clear indications of this trend. In this book, the story of Jobbik (and Fidesz), contemporary players of the Hungarian radical right scene, are not treated as separate case studies, but as representatives of broader international political trends. Far-right parties such as Jobbik (and increasingly Fidesz) are not pathologic and extraordinary, but exaggerated, seemingly pathological manifestations of normal, mainstream politics. The radical right is not the opposite and denial of the mainstream, but the sharp caricature of the changing national, and often international mainstream. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism. |
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Electronic books.
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Juhász, Attila (Political scientist)
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Print version: Krekó, Péter. Hungarian Far Right : Social Demand, Political Supply, and International Context. La Vergne : Ibidem Press, ©2017 |
| ISBN |
3838270746 |
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9783838270746 (electronic book) |
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