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Communist nostalgia – “a lost in globalization” syndrome?
Written by Corina Murafa
Nostalgia over communism is on the rise in Eastern Europe. So are public protests. Are these symptoms of Easterners “lost in globalization”? Most probably they are just so much living proof that post-socialist regimes have failed to provide a social safety net for their most vulnerable citizens. What’s more, governance […]
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András Inotai on Fidesz and Hungarian politics
Written by Mario Wiedemann
András Inotai, Former Director General of the Institute for World Economics in Budapest, interviewed by Hauke Hartmann, Bertelsmann Transformation Index Senior Project Manager (Bertelsmann Foundation). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v44kI8aSg9c
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Democracy on Life Support: Are Orban’s policies viable?
Written by Tom Fries
These are long versions of the answers that experts gave us for the Lead Article “Democracy on Life Support” which deals with the rollback of democracy in some Eastern European countries. The article is focusing on the situation in Hungary. Below you find the answers from our three interviewees to […]
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Democracy on Life Support: Are the “reforms” entrenched?
Written by Tom Fries
These are long versions of the answers that experts gave us for the Lead Article “Democracy on Life Support” which deals with the rollback of democracy in some Eastern European countries. The article is focusing on the situation in Hungary. Below you find the answers from our three interviewees to […]
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Democracy on Life Support: Is violent conflict possible?
Written by Tom Fries
These are long versions of the answers that experts gave us for the Lead Article “Democracy on Life Support” which deals with the rollback of democracy in some Eastern European countries. The article is focusing on the situation in Hungary. Below you find the answers from our three interviewees to […]
