Building the Illiberal State Using the Memory of Communism: the Case of Hungary
Marina Ban, Asser Institute Abstract In the last decade, the Hungarian state has become the one of the symbols of the rise of right-wing populism in Europe. The self-proclaimed founder of the idea of āilliberal democracyā, the countryās public life and legal system has transformed since 2010. My paper intends to examine one specific area …