Hungary: the Politics of Transition (Postcommunist States & Nations)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Political Transition In Hungary: An Overview......Page 6
NOTES......Page 17
Part I The Political Transition in Context......Page 18
Forced Democracies in East-Central Europe......Page 20
The Internal Paradoxes of Democratic Transition......Page 28
NOTES......Page 37
Party Formation and Constitutional Change in Hungary......Page 40
The Decay of Communist Rule: The Beginning......Page 42
Movements into Parties: The Formation of Political Opposition......Page 45
Political Disentanglement and Constitution-Making......Page 49
Political Mobilization and Emerging Pluralism......Page 56
Conclusion......Page 58
NOTES......Page 59
Ownership Relations in the Kádár Period......Page 62
Political and Social Conflicts Around the Changes in Ownership Relations in the Period of Regime Change......Page 64
Political Debates on Ownership Policies in the Period of the Regime Change......Page 68
The Struggle Over Ownership After the Regime Change......Page 71
The Workers’ Councils and the Debate Over Property Change......Page 74
Postscript: May 1994......Page 78
Summary and Conclusions......Page 79
NOTES......Page 81
Part II Political Institutions and Processes......Page 84
Obstacles to the Development of Democratic Politics......Page 86
Parties, Values and Political Behaviour......Page 87
Party Elites and Members......Page 89
The Hungarian Democratic Forum (HDF)......Page 91
The Christian Democratic People’s Party (CDPP)......Page 92
The Hungarian Socialist Party (HSP)......Page 93
The Independent Smallholders’ Party (ISHP)......Page 94
The Alliance of Free Democrats (AFD)......Page 96
The Alliance of Young Democrats (AYD)......Page 98
Splits and Breakaways......Page 100
Old Parties—New Parties......Page 101
Prospects for the Future......Page 103
NOTES......Page 104
Leading Democracy: The Emergence of Party Leaders and Their Roles in the Hungarian Parties......Page 106
From Collective to Shared Leadership......Page 108
Initiating a Contest......Page 114
Producing Candidates......Page 115
Choosing Among Candidates......Page 116
Informal Practice......Page 118
Conclusion......Page 121
NOTES......Page 123
Parties and Party Factions in the Hungarian Parliament......Page 124
The Political Orientation of the Party Factions......Page 125
Ideological Identity of the Parliamentary Factions......Page 129
The Internal Organization of the Factions in Parliament......Page 130
The Distance between Factions......Page 131
Changes in the Distribution of Seats between Factions......Page 134
In Place of a Conclusion......Page 138
NOTES......Page 139
The Concept of Representation......Page 142
Representative Roles in the Hungarian Parliament before 1990......Page 143
The New Hungarian Parliament......Page 145
Representative Roles in the New Hungarian Parliament......Page 147
Focus of Representation......Page 148
Style of Representation......Page 152
Conclusion......Page 154
NOTES......Page 155
Developments in Civil Society before 1989......Page 158
The Political Transition and Its Impact on Civil Society......Page 166
The Representation of Economic Interests......Page 169
I. The Trade Unions......Page 170
II. The Employers’ Groups......Page 174
Chambers, Associations or Both?......Page 177
Civil Associations......Page 178
Conclusion......Page 180
NOTES......Page 183
The Rise and Fall of the Hungarian Greens......Page 186
Environmental Pressure Groups in the pre-1989 Period......Page 187
Environmentalism as a Political Umbrella......Page 190
The Economic Crisis and the Green Movement......Page 194
Conclusion......Page 195
NOTES......Page 196
Index......Page 198