Street protest in the first decade of illiberal Hungary: the case of Budapest

Balázs Szabó and Ágnes Erőss

Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2024, vol. 32, issue 3, 599-617

Abstract: The paper focuses on the anti-governmental protest movements in Budapest in a 10-year long period of the Orbán regime. A quantitative analysis of media reports reveals that the number of street protests remained significant, though with a decreasing intensity in the second half of the period. Empirical evidence on the fragmented and diverse protests suggests that (1) democracy remains of high importance, which is the main issue of dissent in authoritarian regimes; (2) national issues dominate the protests in Budapest due to the centralization of politics, and (3) western-type post-materialist issues are visible elements of the protest culture.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/25739638.2024.2426332

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