Trump’s tariffs are failing, but the old model won’t save us either. Trade wars won’t save workers. A new economic order can.

I spoke with Al Jazeera English about the legacy of the end of World War II in Europe, the rise of nationalism and the far right.

Gabor Scheiring interviewed by Joy Reid about Trump, authoritarian populism and the striking parallels with Viktor Orban's Hungary.

I had the honor of joining MSNBC's The ReidOut with Joy Reid for an in-depth, 15-minute conversation about Trump, authoritarian populism, and the striking parallels with Orbán's Hungary.

I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.

"Hungarian foundations are supporting the development of far-right ideologies in the US and Europe. American Republicans have learned a great deal from Viktor Orbán, replicating many of his political strategies."

"In the United States, there is real suffering among working-class people. Real wages are stagnating, death rates are increasing. In Germany, real wages of workers without a college degree have been stagnating for several decades,"

I spoke with TVP WORLD, an international news network operated by Polish Television, discussing the social and economic foundations of Viktor Orbán's politics.

In this article in The Conversation, I dive into our first-of-its-kind meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Political Science.

“Orban and Vucic are both the kind of illiberal leaders who are positioning their countries between the rivaling geo-political blocs, hoping to avoid too strong dependence on any one of them,”

“I watched Hungary’s democracy dissolve into authoritarianism as a member of parliament — and I see troubling parallels in Trumpism and its appeal to workers." It’s official: Following Tuesday’s primaries, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear set for a rematch in November after both candidates secured enough delegates to win their parties’ nominations. This past weekend, Republican front-runner Donald Trump hosted Hungary’s authoritarian Prime Minister

I watched Hungary’s democracy dissolve into authoritarianism as a member of parliament − and I see troubling parallels in Trumpism

I'm enthusiastic about the next six months as a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Centre for European Studies. The research for this project began with my Ph.D. in Cambridge, UK. I can hardly think of a better way to write up the research for a new book than a fellowship in Cambridge, MA. If all goes well, I'll get on with the writing, get feedback from fellow fellows, resident profs, and students, and make new friends. If you're in the area, let me know!

The essay, published in the journal of ATTAC France, explains why Polish populism is labor-oriented, Czech populism is pro-status quo, and why Hungarian populism serves the ruling economic elites. La montée simultanée du populisme et le déclin de la démocratie libérale en Europe centrale et orientale contrastent de manière frappante avec l’optimisme qui prévalait au cours des décennies précédentes quant à l’avenir de la région. Dans cet essai, j’approfondis mes analyses précé

In this op-ed, I explore the latest Freedom House Nations in Transit Report, its implications for Hungary, and how the report only reveals the tip of the iceberg of the democratic backsliding in Hungary. According to the latest Freedom House Nations in Transit Report, the quality of the remaining democratic institutions in Hungary is poorer than in Albania, Serbia, or Northern Macedonia. Hungary has not been a democracy since 2020, according to Freedom House. However, the r

New Perspectives on Deindustrialization as Socio-Economic Disintegration - Our essay with Anne-Marie Jeannet for the SASE blog.

This article for the Marxist Sociology Blog presents a novel theory on deindustrialization, social disintegration, and health.

A fundamental contradiction lies at the heart of Western foreign policy: economic liberalism undermines democracy promotion.

It is an honor that my book - The Retreat of Liberal Democracy, Palgrave, 2020 - won the BASEES 2022 George Blazyca Book Prize.

My review of Isabella Weber's book, How China Escaped Shock Therapy, on the SASE blog.

Taking Stock of Shock results from a massive interdisciplinary endeavor, a timely and crucial contribution to the debate on postsocialism.

In this contribution to ISRF Bulletin 24, I inquire into the nature of the specific form of national-populist neoliberalism that has emerged in Hungary under Viktor Orbán's leadership. Populism and neoliberalism are among the most fiercely debated topics in the social sciences—however, the two concepts have produced two disjoined discourses. The conventional approach to populism followed by most economists and political scientists has characterized it as a threat to the neoli

Few concepts have been declared dead and buried more often than neoliberalism. However, it continues to survive. Neoliberal Resilience, Aldo Madariaga’s award-winning book, shows how. Few concepts have been declared dead and buried more often than neoliberalism. However, it continues to survive. Neoliberal Resilience, Aldo Madariaga’s award-winning book, shows how. The strange non-death of neoliberalism Joe Biden’s presidency has begun with a historically unprecedented stimul

My (slightly provocative) essay for SASE on how (not) to research illiberalism: The culture/economy dichotomy is artificial & unproductive.

How does the collusion of international finance & domestic oligarchy lead to illiberalism?

"The government of Viktor Orban favors its close entrepreneurs, but its policies also benefit foreign investors. This is one of the reasons why the EU is reluctant to impose sanctions. The EU payments will benefit not only Orban's friends but ultimately all capitalists in Hungary. Orban knows that as long as he makes foreign companies happy and brings money to Western Europe, he will also get away with destroying democracy."

"Over the past decade, Hungary has become a classic case in the debate over illiberal democracy- even more recently with the rise of figures such as Matteo Salvini, Donald Trump, or Jair Bolsonaro on the international political scene. Around this theme was born this dialogue with Gábor Scheiring, former opposition MP in Hungary, sociologist (Ph.D., Cambridge) and researcher at Bocconi University."

Behind the veneer of economic nationalism, Hungary is one of the breeding grounds of a new incarnation of neoliberalism.

"Behind the veneer of economic nationalism, Hungary is one of the breeding grounds of a new incarnation of neoliberalism. We spoke with sociologist Gábor Scheiring, a founder and former MP of the Hungarian Green Party LMP (Politics Can be Different) about his new book The Retreat of Liberal Democracy: Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary."

Gabor Scheiring has been an activist, a member of the Hungarian Parliament, and the shadow minister of finance before completing his Ph.D. at Cambridge. Now a postdoc researcher at Bocconi, he has obtained a Marie Curie fellowship to study the relationship between economic change, public health, and populism.

Scheiring Gábor „Egy demokrácia halála” címmel könyvet írt az Orbán-rendszerről. A kötet új definíciót ad a rezsimről, miközben annak társadalmi hátterét is újrarajzolja.

Viktor Orban is leading Hungary away from the rule of law and human rights — but with popular support. How? Here's everything you need to know.

The green group Zofi revitalized the environmental movement in Hungary.