Balázs Böcskei, political scientist, is the head of the IDEA Institute; interested in the Hungarian Left and social-democratic responses to populism.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Hungary: left without a party in a two-party system
Opposition voters may be left party-less in the Hungarian two-party system unless opposition politicians carry out a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Milo Yiannopoulos, product of the crisis of post-modern politics
A troll who might as well be the new prototype of the 21st-century politician, what Milo does to us is what we have...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Putin’s opposition in Hungary
Activism and the retreat to digital niches actually increases the system-conformity of Orbán’s opposition, just as...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The ‘shadow play’ of Budapest
In the summer months, Europe starts to migrate. Tourist hordes invade the cities that used to be our home. What have...