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Aug 28

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

gaborscheiring

Aug 21

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

gaborscheiring

Jun 19

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

This analysis explains the political-economic logic of Orbanomics.

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The foundations of hybrid authoritarian state capitalism in Hungary

gaborscheiring

Apr 18

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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Analyzing the Health Impact of Economic Change

gaborscheiring

Jan 28

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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Dependent development and authoritarian state capitalism

gaborscheiring

Sep 5, 2019

Dependent development and authoritarian state capitalism

What are the economic roots Hungary's authoritarian turn, and how could we conceptualise the post-2010 regime?

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Cross-Country Evidence on the Social Determinants of the Post-Socialist Mortality Crisis in Europe

gaborscheiring

Dec 14, 2018

Cross-Country Evidence on the Social Determinants of the Post-Socialist Mortality Crisis in Europe

We review 39 cross-national multi-variable peer reviewed studies of social determinants of mortality in post-socialist Europe.

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Lessons from the Political Economy of Authoritarian Capitalism in Hungary

gaborscheiring

Apr 9, 2018

Lessons from the Political Economy of Authoritarian Capitalism in Hungary

To understand the emergence of authoritarian capitalism in Hungary, this paper digs into the contradictions of liberal economic policies.

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Smoking, alcohol and cancer mortality in Eastern European men

gaborscheiring

Mar 26, 2018

Smoking, alcohol and cancer mortality in Eastern European men

The study calculates population attributable risk fraction (PARF) of cancer deaths from smoking and alcohol in Russia, Belarus and Hungary.

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The Gendered Effects of Foreign Investment and Prolonged State Ownership on Mortality in Hungary

gaborscheiring

Jan 1, 2018

The Gendered Effects of Foreign Investment and Prolonged State Ownership on Mortality in Hungary

Prolonged state ownership was associated with protection of life chances during the post-socialist transformation for women.

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The wounds of post-socialism: a systematic review of the social determinants of mortality in Hungary

gaborscheiring

Nov 17, 2017

The wounds of post-socialism: a systematic review of the social determinants of mortality in Hungary

Eastern Europe underwent dramatic economic and demographic changes in recent history with skyrocketing mortality rates in the 1990s.

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The effect of rapid privatisation on mortality in mono-industrial towns in post-Soviet Russia

gaborscheiring

May 1, 2017

The effect of rapid privatisation on mortality in mono-industrial towns in post-Soviet Russia

The rapid pace of privatisation was a significant factor in the marked increase in working-age male mortality in post-Soviet Russia.

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gaborscheiring

Jul 30, 2016

Mortality in Transition

The article describes the study Protocol of the PrivMort Project, a multilevel cohort study measuring the health impact of economic change.

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Sustaining Democracy in an Era of Dependent Financialization

gaborscheiring

Jun 17, 2016

Sustaining Democracy in an Era of Dependent Financialization

The paper analyses the tensions between dependent financialisation and democracy building on Polanyi's work utilising the case of Hungary.

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Basic Income as a Realist’s Transformative Strategy

gaborscheiring

Mar 1, 2016

Basic Income as a Realist’s Transformative Strategy

Progressive politics needs bold new visions that can be contrasted to current processes of erosion, such as the idea of the basic income.

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gaborscheiring

Oct 1, 2015

Mass Privatization

This chapter summarizes the theory and evidence regarding Mass Privatization programmes in the post-communist environment.

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The Political Economy of De-Democratization in Hungary

gaborscheiring

Aug 28, 2015

The Political Economy of De-Democratization in Hungary

This article provides a Weberian-class-based and international-political-economy-inspired account of de-democratization in Hungary.

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Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply: Hungary

gaborscheiring

Oct 1, 2008

Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply: Hungary

This chapter provides an analysis of the social impact of private sector participation in the water sector in Hungary.

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Barbarians at the Open Gates: Public Sociology and the Late Modern Turn

gaborscheiring

Oct 1, 2007

Barbarians at the Open Gates: Public Sociology and the Late Modern Turn

I present a friendly critique of Burawoy's public sociology manifesto, building on my experience as a social activist and young researcher.

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The Political Anthropology of Environmentalism

gaborscheiring

Mar 1, 2007

The Political Anthropology of Environmentalism

The paper deals with the ideological foundations of the Zengő movement, one of the most important green movements in Hungary in the 2000s.

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Privatisation of Water in the Context of the Transition

gaborscheiring

Jan 1, 2006

Privatisation of Water in the Context of the Transition

A few years into the transition to a market-economy, Hungarians have discovered that private ownership does not necessarily mean well-being.

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