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Farewell to the liberal consensus:the intellectualisation of political projects in Poland and Hungary
Title / Series / Name
European Political Science
Publication Volume
24
Publication Issue
3
Pages
Author
Editors
Keywords
Hungary
Illiberalism
Intellectuals
Jarosław Kaczyński
Paleoconservatism
Poland
Postliberalism
Viktor Orbán
Political Science and International Relations
Illiberalism
Intellectuals
Jarosław Kaczyński
Paleoconservatism
Poland
Postliberalism
Viktor Orbán
Political Science and International Relations
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/27821
Abstract
The article investigates the intellectual foundations of the political projects led by Jarosław Kaczyński and Viktor Orbán. We demonstrate that next to homegrown populist and traditionalist ideas, the radicalisation of conservative thought in the West, particularly in the USA, facilitated the illiberal turn of these two countries during the 2010s. The state-, nation- and family-centred narratives, born out of this West–East cross-fertilisation, were then re-exported abroad with considerable financial support from the countries’ respective governments. The collaboration of politicians and intellectuals, and the tolerance within the circle of the critics of liberal democracy, appear as important factors behind their success. The regimes led by PiS and Fidesz provided Western conservatives with a “proof-of-concept”, demonstrating the viability of their ideas and emboldening them to further challenge the liberal consensus.
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Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2025-09
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
10.1057/s41304-025-00542-8