Changing Attitudes of Hungarian Political Elites Towards the EU (2007-2014)

Abstract: One of the main determinants of general attitudes towards the EU is the perception of the domestic economic and political performance while national elites also play an important role. The Hungarian economic crisis, paired with the erosion of the support for the political power in government started earlier (in 2006) than the global financial and economic crisis that further deteriorated the economic and political situation. Hungary was one of the first EU countries that had to rely on an IMF loan. The change in governance in 2010 meant a change in the parliamentarian elite and a significant shift in public discourses about the EU. The raising dissatisfaction of citizens also resulted in the rise of a right wing extremist party. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of attitudes of the Hungarian political (parliamentarian) elite towards the EU in this changing political context in times of economic recession and changing public discourses on the EU. The paper invest

Object Details

• Alternative title: Die sich wandelnden Einstellungen der ungarischen politischen Eliten gegenüber der EU (2007-2014)
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Changing Attitudes of Hungarian Political Elites Towards the EU (2007-2014) ; volume:41 ; number:4 ; year:2016 ; pages:106-128 ; Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; Historical social research ; 41, Heft 4 (2016), 106-128

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Göncz, Borbála ; Lengyel, György

Further information

• DOI: 10.12759/hsr.41.2016.4.106-128
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-49517-2
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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