Hungary and its civil society organisations – a fateful example for south-east Europe?

Melanie Hien

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2021-2-265

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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 157–158 Editorial 157–158
- 159–166 Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on labour markets in the western Balkans Azemina Mashovic, Tatjana Dragičević Radičević Azemina Mashovic, Tatjana Dragičević Radičević 159–166
- 167–180 Covid-19: the most common occupational disease in 2020 in the Republic of Croatia Ivana Krišto, Cvetan Kovač, Ana Šijaković Ivana Krišto, Cvetan Kovač, Ana Šijaković 167–180
- 181–206 Public procurement and corruption during Covid-19: self-monitoring and whistleblowing incentives after Srebrena Malina Fabian Teichmann, Marie-Christin Falker Fabian Teichmann, Marie-Christin Falker 181–206
- 207–218 Facing democratic indeterminacy: the consequences of the Dayton Agreement Christophe Solioz Christophe Solioz 207–218
- 219–242 Domestic elite support for reforms in transition economies: the case of North Macedonia Viktorija Mano Viktorija Mano 219–242
- 243–264 Tackling the informal economy in Moldova: An assessment of the options Martin Hutsebaut Martin Hutsebaut 243–264
- 265–284 Hungary and its civil society organisations – a fateful example for south-east Europe? Melanie Hien Melanie Hien 265–284
- 285–286 About the Authors 285–286
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 265 - 284

Hungary and its civil society organisations – a fateful example for south-east Europe?

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Melanie Hien

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2021-2-265
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

Over the course of the last decade, the Hungarian government has been tightening the space for independent civil society. Fidesz, the ruling party, has been seeking to build long-lasting strings of national and right-wing power. Meanwhile similar tendencies are being practised in neighbouring countries, including Slovenia and Slovakia. The calculated protests of the European Union and its institutions are a reaction to Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s open plans to establish an ‘illiberal democracy’ in Hungary and, if possible, in other parts of central and south-eastern Europe. Against this background, this article assesses the relationship between the Hungarian government and its civil society organisations on the one hand and the repercussions that this has for central and south-eastern Europe on the other. Three guiding questions must be discussed: why is civil society in Hungary in such a difficult position? Furthermore, in what ways are the structural discrimination against independent organisations being justified? And, finally, what is the role played by Hungary’s east European neighbours?
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