Europe

Hungary’s regime is proof that capitalism can be deeply authoritarian

Topic: 
Authoritarianism
English
Programmes: 
New Politics
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Gábor Scheiring
Teaser: 

Blaming citizens for their alleged populist or anti-democratic turn is misleading. Without the active involvement of the economic elite, both foreign and domestic, authoritarian capitalism could not have emerged in Hungary.

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech after his ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition won the general elections in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2018. He thanked Hungarians for having "saved the country." / Photo credit Attila Volgyi/Press Association. All rights reserved.... Read more

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Lessons from the Political Economy of Authoritarian Capitalism in Hungary
Regions: 
Europe
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authoritarianism, hungary, europe, capitalism, Hungary’s regime is proof that capitalism can be deeply authoritarian, Viktor Orbán, populism,

ERPI 2018 Conference Papers: Europe

Topic: 
Emancipatory Rural Politics Initative
English
Programmes: 
Agrarian & Environmental Justice
Article type: 
Article
Teaser: 

In preparation for the ERPI 2018 Conference: "Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World", we have compiled a set of papers submitted by researchers and scholars across the world.

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The Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative (ERPI) focuses on understanding the rise of 'authoritarian populism' in rural settings across the world, as well as the forms of resistance occurring and the alternatives being built. New exclusionary politics are generating deepening inequalities, jobless 'growth', climate chaos, and social division. The ERPI is focused on the social and political pr... Read more

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ERPI 2018 Conference: "Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World"
ERPI 2018 Conference Papers: Asia-Pacific
ERPI 2018 Conference Papers: Americas (1)
ERPI 2018 Conference Papers: Americas (2)
ERPI 2018 Conference Papers: Africa
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Regions: 
Europe

The New Decisions of the Constitutional Court: The End of Cannabis Tolerance in Spain

Topic: 
Cannabis
Drug Law Reform
English
Programmes: 
Drugs & Democracy
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Martín Barriuso Alonso
Teaser: 

After decades of relative tolerance towards Cannabis in Spain, the Constitutional Court decides that cannabis clubs are criminal. Years of government criminalizing strategy pay off. The national parliamentary debate can no longer be postponed.

Body: 

In Spain, the Constitutional Court has decided that Cannabis Social Clubs infringe the law and that their activities cannot be regulated by regional parliaments if the Penal Code is not modified. Fifty years of relative tolerance come to a closure and a new stage, where legal uncertainty and repression will be the keynote, is now open. A new national regulation is the only way to overcome the... Read more

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Europe
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The New Decisions of the Constitutional Court: The End of Cannabis Tolerance in Spain

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