by Kaivon Jeems | Nov 21, 2023 | University of Memphis
How often has it been publicized that a government leader takes their powers to the next level? More than likely every leader that even ran a country at some point has used their powers to do some harm towards their country. In this text, I am not going to talk...
by Merve Edeer | Jan 6, 2023 | Sabanci University
Hungary was seen as the success story of democratization among post-communist countries. When Orbán won the majority in 2010, democratic backsliding indicators came out of the box. Therefore, one of the most successful stories of democratization turned into a...
by S. Sena Turkdogan | Jan 5, 2023 | Sabanci University
Once described as the champion of the third wave of democratization in Europe, Hungary has become a pioneer of democratic backsliding. The concept of democratic backsliding refers to the incremental weakening of democratic institutions, procedures, and norms by the...
by Elizabeth Meyers | Nov 27, 2022 | Boston University
Across the bucolic Hungarian countryside, in cities and villages both large and small, massive billboards and signs dot the landscape. Upon closer inspection, these signs are covered in xenophobic tropes and manipulated images, depicting a flood of immigrants with the...
by Pauline Lutzenkirchen | Nov 25, 2022 | Boston University
When Russia launched its barbaric invasion on Ukraine, many expected a silver lining to emerge in which the Russian aggressor would become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their democratic standing and commitment to EU values. They hoped it would expose...