1st Edition
Rolling Transition and the Role of Intellectuals The Case of Hungary
Edited By András Bozóki
Copyright 2022
618 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Utilizing a new and original framework for examining the role of intellectuals in countries transitioning to democracy, Bozóki analyses the rise and fall of dissident intellectuals in Hungary in the late 20 th century. He shows how that framework is applicable to other countries too as he forensically examines their activities. Bozóki argues that the Hungarian intellectuals did not... Read more
List of Tables, List of Figures, Abbreviations, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chapter I. The Role of Intellectuals: Theories and Interpretive Frameworks, Chapter II. The Political Context: Censorship and Co-optation, Chapter III. Dissident Intellectuals: The Culture of Critical Discourse, Chapter IV. From Moral Principles to Political Action, Chapter V Regime Change and Elite Change, Chapter VI. Negotiated Revolution: The Strategy of the Opposition, Chapter VII. Intellectuals as Legislators
Biography
András Bozóki is Professor at the Department of Political Science at the Central European University. His main fields of research include democratization, de-democratization, political regimes, ideologies, Central European politics, and the role of intellectuals.
