The French philosopher, who died 20 years ago, was an original thinker as a critic of the "disciplining society." With his new methods he was able to reveal much of oppressive processes that take place in the micro-world of power. Re-reading the philosopher today induces a healthy and productive liberal anarchism, which can be also related to the Marxist critical theory by the analysis of the modern power-dependency structures.

The study gives an empirical analysis of the formation of political orientations and sets of values of the youth in Hungary after the change of regime, and it seeks an answer to the question how we can explain the popularity of the political right amongst young people. The authors examine to what extent the trends and value orientations characteristic of the postindustrial societies can be observed in Hungary and to what extent they continue to be shaped by the hegemonic narratives of the state socialist past. Party preference does not necessarily imply commitment to a set of values amongst the youth; the parliamentary left can improve its position in this age group if it is able to formulate an alternative that gives concrete answers to the challenges of modern society (globalization, national identity, problems of employment).

Table of contents

1. Szigeti Péter, Tanay Marcell, Alpár Róbert, Benyik Mátyás : Reflexions to the 3rd European Social Forumról (London, 15-18 October 2004)
2. Szigeti Péter : Towards the 4th social pilar of the EU
3. Vastagh Pál : On the EU Constitutional Treaty through Hungarian eyes
4. Lóránt Károly : The EU Constitutional Treaty
5. Vincze Hajnalka : Security and defence policy reforms in the Constitutional Treaty
6. Gerald Epstein : Power of the central banks
7. Eric Toussaint : The World Bank and the IMF in the service of dictatorships
8. Farkas Péter : A very decent discussion paper for the developing world
9. Tütő László : Haves and have-nots Part 1
10. John Lea : Crime as governance
11. Sonja Buckel : Autonomy and violence
12. Simon Paulenz : Unjust justice
13. Ursula Flossmann, Bernd Piringer : Free player of the law
14. Konok Péter : On the margins of an unclosable dispute
15. Krausz Tamás : Reflections to the current debate on socialism
16. Deák Barna : To the leftwing critique of the Soviet experience
17. Védegylet Oktatáspolitikai Műhely : Is the school flunking?

The nsupremacy of the US is not eternal phenomenon and neglecting this truism ads up to the economic problems of the US. The growth of the military expenditures and forcing tax cuts at the same time can help the growth of Far Eastern (primary Chinese) economies on the long run. This in turn may reorganose the political and power relations.

The ideological speciality of teh neoconservative movement, which has extensive influenece in the most venal circles of the American intelligentsia is the amalgamation of unconditional devotion to the market and xenophobic and religious bigotry. The article presents the political and intellectual image, roots and evolution of neoconservatism. It paints a dark picture of the mental, moral and political decline, which is encapsulated by the "mafia" (to use the author's term) behind President Bush.