This timely book examines far-right politics in Hungary -- but its
relevance points much beyond Hungary. With its two main players,
the radical right Jobbik and populist right Fidesz, it is an
essentially Eastern European, European, and global phenomenon.
Jobbik and Fidesz, political parties with a populist, nativist,
authoritarian approach, Eastern and pro-Russian orientation, and
strong anti-Western stance, are on the one hand products of the
problematic transformation period that is typical for
post-communist countries. But they are products of a populist
Zeitgeist in the West as well, with declining trust in
representative democratic and supranational institutions,
politicians, experts, and the mainstream media. The rise of
politicians such as Nigel Farage in the UK, Marine Le Pen in
France, Norbert Hofer in Austria, and, most notably, Donald Trump
in the US are clear indications of this trend. In this book, the
story of Jobbik (and Fidesz), contemporary players of the Hungarian
radical right scene, are not treated as separate case studies, but
as representatives of broader international political trends.
Far-right parties such as Jobbik (and increasingly Fidesz) are not
pathologic and extraordinary, but exaggerated, seemingly
pathological manifestations of normal, mainstream politics. The
radical right is not the opposite and denial of the mainstream, but
the sharp caricature of the changing national, and often
international mainstream.
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