Kinga KorĂĄnyi
Viktor OrbĂĄnâs annual âkeynoteâ speeches at BÄile TuČnad are always controversial. Kinga KorĂĄnyi argues that this yearâs speech, in contrast with all those going back to 2010, should outrage observers less for what he said than for what he omitted: the EUâs withholding of all structural funding to Hungary Read more
Anca Turcu
Populists thrive on being perceived as outsiders. This creates an incentive for mainstream governing populist parties to portray themselves as challengers to the establishment. Anca Turcu examines the tactics Hungaryâs and Turkeyâs governing populists employ to survive mainstreaming Read more
Mari-Liis Jakobson
Mari-Liis Jakobson encourages to pay attention to transnationalising populism, which allows populists to gain knowledge and catch voters who often fly under the radar Read more
Tim Bale
Tim Bale, author of a new book on the Tories, argues theyâve been moving away from the mainstream for some time. Itâs just that recent events have accelerated the process â and there are few, if any, signs of it stopping Read more
Emanuela Lombardo
As far-right populist political parties and anti-gender movements gather momentum across Europe, democracy and gender equality come under increasing threat. Emanuela Lombardo shows how a concomitant rise in attacks on gender equality accelerates the process of democratic decline Read more
Akudo McGee
All regimes have courts but through so-called âautocratic legalismâ, autocrats leverage them to consolidate regimes without initially raising red flags. Akudo McGee argues that autocratic legalism easily flies under the radar because early warning signs of autocratisation are subtle. Indicators of autocratisation, therefore, need better taxonomies of authoritarianism to work Read more
Kinga KorĂĄnyi
Viktor OrbĂĄnâs condemned speech at BÄile TuČnad marks a dangerous turn towards fascist rhetoric. But it also reveals a larger narrative overlooked by international observers. OrbĂĄnâs party could be undergoing programmatic realignment to attract support from far-right voters in a time when his party faces great insecurity, writes Kinga Koranyi Read more
Kinga KorĂĄnyi
Viktor OrbĂĄn has just emerged victorious in the Hungarian national election of 3 April, despite his pro-Russian stance and friendship with Vladimir Putin, which had been expected to tarnish his party Fideszâs popularity. Kinga Koranyi argues that Fidesz managed to turn its response to the war in Ukraine into a successful campaign tool Read more
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