Simulated democracy and pseudo-transformational leadership in Hungary

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"This paper investigates current Hungarian political developments with the conceptual tools provided by elite and leadership studies. It develops an argument about the institutionalization of simulated democracy, which applies to social situations when democratic institutions exist but where their consolidation is hampered by the norm breaching behaviour of elites and other social groups. The article investigates the responsibility of leaders and elites in two sections. First, the failure of the Hungarian elite settlement is described. Second, the working of simulated democracy is examined with special emphasis on elites' and leaders' behaviour in connection to media law, the new Constitution and other current institutional developments. In the conclusion the authors make an attempt to connect elite and leadership issues to institutional developments and highlight some normative consequences." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Simulierte Demokratie und pseudo-transformative politische Führung in Ungarn
• ISSN: 0172-6404
• Extent: Seite(n): 107-126
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Historical Social Research, 37(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Geschichte ; allgemeine Geschichte ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Ungarn ; postkommunistische Gesellschaft ; Demokratie ; Simulation ; Transformation ; politische Elite ; Konsolidierung ; Verfassung ; institutionelle Faktoren ; politischer Wandel ; Führung ; Zufriedenheit ; Macht ; Wahl ; Regierungswechsel ; sozialistische Partei ; politisches System ; Populismus ; Rassismus ; postsozialistisches Land ; deskriptive Studie ; empirisch ; empirisch-qualitativ

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lengyel, György ; Ilonszki, Gabriella
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.1.107-126
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-373591
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST