by Jeongwoo Lee | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University, Universities
Hungary is a good example of breakdown countries. The most people think that countries in Europe have democracies that are stable, but Hungary is completely different. During the time, Hungary has become a place where democracy is increasingly fragile. I think this is...
by Madelyn Murray | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
The Democratic Unraveling of HungaryMadelyn Murray Threats to democracy are not always outside factors, when observing the democratic backsliding in Hungary, it is clear the threat is from within. A nation that was once a democratic success story is slowly...
by Will Speight | Apr 12, 2026 | Boston University
Hungary’s 21st century shift from liberal democracy into a “hybrid regime” – or a competitive authoritarianist state, as the phenomenon is also sometimes known – has been well-studied and quite heavily maligned by political science thinkers while it has been...
by Alex Currie | Mar 26, 2026 | Salem State University
With elections in Hungary coming up this April, the country’s incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orban, is ramping up efforts to stay in power, resorting to authoritarian tactics to sway the vote in his favor once again. Orban and his Fidesz Party are facing a real...
by Vishal Shankar | Mar 1, 2026 | Arizona State University
Since the conclusion of the Cold War and the collapse of Soviet influence in Central and Eastern Europe, many countries embraced liberal democracy as the ultimate stage of political development. Among them, Hungary was often considered a model of successful...
