The Hungarian Patient: Social Opposition to an Illiberal Democracy

This book presents compelling essays by leading Hungarian and foreign authors on the variety of social movements and the parties that seek influence and power in Hungary, a country mired in deep political crisis.
"The volume offers thorough analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of domestic democratic agency in Hungary, highlighting in several different ways the perils of political polarization. As the editors, wisely, do not try to impose a unified analytical frame on the study of a still emerging political arrangement, the volume can serve both as a collection of background readings rich in details, and, as a textbook opulent with alternative frames to grasp authoritarian trends and anti-authoritarian movements in contemporary Hungary." - László Bruszt, Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
"This book will take its place as the definitive work on the contemporary social-political scene in Hungary. Issues of democracy, pluralism, and participation are being closely monitored throughout the world, and Hungary s retreat from these values is of vital importance." - Ivan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, Bulgaria