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100			_aVegetti, Federico _97635
245			_aThe political nature of ideological polarization: the case of Hungary
260			_c2019
300			_ap.78-96.
520			_aPolarization in Hungary is one of the most severe cases in Europe. It is predominantly elite-driven, and determined mostly by the antagonistic confrontation between the parties. Left and Right blocs oppose each other in a struggle where the loser is completely denied any influence on policymaking. The two blocs endorse opposing views on socio-cultural policies, but this division emerged as a consequence of the rhetoric and coalitional choices of parties, more than from the societal divisions that they ostensibly represent. Moreover, while the perceived ideological distance between party blocs is wide, the actual programmatic differences in the parties’ economic and social policy stances are modest. This article draws on a broad range of sources to describe the process of polarization in Hungary after the fall of communism. I discuss how a polarizing style of political competition can lead to a politically divided society and, over the long run, to democratic erosion. - Reproduced.
650			_aHungary - Government and Politics _97636
700			_aVegetti, Federico _97635
773			_aThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
906			_aDemocracy - Hungary
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