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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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Gabor Scheiring, PhD
Political Economist, Public Sociologist
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gaborscheiring
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Dependent development and authoritarian state capitalism
What are the economic roots Hungary's authoritarian turn, and how could we conceptualise the post-2010 regime?
gaborscheiring
- Aug 5, 2019
- 26 min
The structural trap of labour politics in Hungary
What are the deeper challenges facing contemporary left-wing class politics in Hungary?
gaborscheiring
- Feb 18, 2019
- 11 min
Academic Freedom in Hungary’s Authoritarian State Capitalism
Authoritarian leaders find it hard to tolerate independent voices, and academic freedom is no different. After Prime Minister of Hungary...
gaborscheiring
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Apr 10, 2018
- 4 min
Hungary’s regime is proof that capitalism can be deeply authoritarian
Blaming citizens for their alleged populist or anti-democratic turn is misleading. Without the active involvement of the economic elite,...
gaborscheiring
- Apr 9, 2018
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Mar 26, 2018
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Jan 1, 2018
- 2 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Nov 17, 2017
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- May 1, 2017
- 2 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Nov 12, 2016
- 9 min
The Rise of Illiberalism from East to the West: A Lesson About Class for the Left
As the world awakens from the shock of Donald Trump being elected, liberals and people on the left have started to draw the conclusions....
gaborscheiring
- Oct 27, 2016
- 8 min
The European Left at a crossroads
The crisis of the Left, a post-communist peculiarity until just a few years ago, has become critical all over Europe. If the Left wants...
gaborscheiring
- Jul 30, 2016
- 2 min
Mortality in Transition
The article describes the study Protocol of the PrivMort Project, a multilevel cohort study measuring the health impact of economic change.
gaborscheiring
- Jul 16, 2016
- 7 min
Is a Progressive Alliance a Progressive Solution?
The ascent of right-wing hegemony in an increasing number of countries in Europe is forcing progressives to rethink their agendas and...
gaborscheiring
- Jun 17, 2016
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Oct 1, 2015
- 1 min
Mass Privatization
This chapter summarizes the theory and evidence regarding Mass Privatization programmes in the post-communist environment.
gaborscheiring
- Aug 28, 2015
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Oct 1, 2008
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Oct 1, 2007
- 1 min
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.
gaborscheiring
- Jan 1, 2006
- 1 min
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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