Kim Lane Scheppele on Hungary’s Democratic U-Turn
In this new episode of our podcast series produced in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy, Ferenc Laczó speaks with Kim Lane Scheppele about her article, “CanPéter Magyar Restore Hungary’s Democracy?”
The conversation discusses the major challenges and dilemmas that the new Hungarian government led by Péter Magyar faces after 16 years of illiberal rule and illiberal state-building by Viktor Orbán and his cronies; how the prospects ofHungarian democracy look in comparative perspective; how European law and European funds are shaping those prospects – and what has surprised Kim Lane…
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