Publications | Gabor Scheiring, PhD

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The political economy of the post-socialist mortality crisis

The number of excess deaths could have been ca. 7.3 million in Eastern Europe in 1991-99. What explains the postsocialist mortality crisis?

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Deindustrialization and the Postsocialist Mortality Crisis

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Apr 15

Deindustrialization and the Postsocialist Mortality Crisis

Abstract An unprecedented mortality crisis struck Eastern Europe during the transition from socialism to capitalism. Working-class men...

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Mar 26

The Socio-Economics of Health and Dying

This essay examines the multidisciplinary debate around what has recently been referred to as an epidemic of ‘deaths of despair.’...

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The National Populist Mutation Of Neoliberalism

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Feb 23

The National Populist Mutation Of Neoliberalism

Globalist neoliberalism, with its focus on human rights and multilateralism, is on the decline. However, its alternative is not a...

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Dec 17, 2020

Left Behind in the Hungarian Rustbelt

The article conceptualises Hungary's neo-nationalist turn as a Polanyian countermovement against globalisation and deindustrialisation.

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Privatization and the postsocialist fertility decline

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Dec 11, 2020

Privatization and the postsocialist fertility decline

Abstract The ten countries with the fastest shrinking population are all located in Eastern Europe, with low fertility as one of the...

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National Capitalism in Orbán's Hungary (Interview)

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Dec 8, 2020

National Capitalism in Orbán's Hungary (Interview)

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

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Deindustrialization and deaths of despair

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Dec 1, 2020

Deindustrialization and deaths of despair

Deindustrialization and deaths of despair: mapping the impact of industrial decline on ill health A growing literature on deaths of...

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Nov 30, 2020

Insights from Hungary to beat Trumpism

Three pitfalls from a Hungarian perspective that could hinder beating Trumpism after Trump vacates the White House. The official start of...

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Nov 20, 2020

Why Viktor Orbán took the EU hostage

Orbán is right to worry about EU funds becoming conditional on the rule of law. It threatens his whole socio-economic model The EU and...

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The Mayor of Budapest about my book and democracy

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Nov 10, 2020

The Mayor of Budapest about my book and democracy

It's an absolute honor that the Mayor of Budapest, Karácsony Gergely joined my book forum to discuss the state of democracy in Hungary....

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Why businesses embrace populists and what to do about it: lessons from Hungary

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Sep 8, 2020

Why businesses embrace populists and what to do about it: lessons from Hungary

Fighting populism requires recognising: globalisation contributed to enabling & stabilising illiberal populist regimes such as Orbán’s.

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Book out: The Retreat of Liberal Democracy

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Aug 28, 2020

Book out: The Retreat of Liberal Democracy

Transcending disciplinary boundaries, the book provides a fresh answer to a simple & profound question: why has liberal democracy retreated?

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From neoliberal disembedding to authoritarian re-embedding

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Aug 21, 2020

From neoliberal disembedding to authoritarian re-embedding

Relying on Polanyi & Gramsci, the article analyses the socio-economic roots of illiberal populism in Hungary.

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The Political Economy of Coronavirus Responses in Hungary

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Aug 5, 2020

The Political Economy of Coronavirus Responses in Hungary

How can we interpret the characteristic steps of the Hungarian government to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic?

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The slow extinction of the American working class

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Aug 5, 2020

The slow extinction of the American working class

Death rates were strong predictors of the Trump Brexit votes. Rising working-class mortality signals both economic and democratic failure.

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Orbanomics and populist health crisis management in Hungary

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Jun 19, 2020

Orbanomics and populist health crisis management in Hungary

The government’s responses to Covid-19 correspond to the logic of Orbanomics: capitalism for the poor, socialism for the rich.

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Orbanomics: A polarising answer to the crisis of liberal dependent capitalism

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Jun 19, 2020

Orbanomics: A polarising answer to the crisis of liberal dependent capitalism

This analysis explains the political-economic logic of Orbanomics.

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Health, inequality and democracy in the light of the Corona crisis

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Apr 23, 2020

Health, inequality and democracy in the light of the Corona crisis

The health of people and the health of democracy are intertwined.

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Apr 22, 2020

Antibodies against Orbán and Salvini

What do Italy and Hungary reveal about the political-economic background of the coronavirus crisis? My article in the Italian weekly Left.

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The foundations of hybrid authoritarian state capitalism in Hungary

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Apr 18, 2020

The foundations of hybrid authoritarian state capitalism in Hungary

To understand the emergence, stability of Orbán's illiberal regime, this article digs into the contradictions of postsocialist liberalism.

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How the Western Sense of Superiority Can Cost Lives

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Mar 14, 2020

How the Western Sense of Superiority Can Cost Lives

The false Western sense of superiority endangers people.

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Analyzing the Health Impact of Economic Change

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Jan 28, 2020

Analyzing the Health Impact of Economic Change

Non-technical summary of the Privatisation and Mortality project that analyzed the political economy of the postsocialist mortality crisis.

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Hungarian opposition takes a crucial step, but still a long way to go for the left

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Oct 15, 2019

Hungarian opposition takes a crucial step, but still a long way to go for the left

The local government elections brought advances for the opposition but also new challenges for the left.

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