The article attacks all those stereotypes which, from a Eurocentric view, completely misinterpret the contemporary Islam. It discusses the historical evolution of Islamic movements, and highlights the dif­ferences between various tendencies within Isla.

An investigation of the constant change of the meaning of democ­racy within the last couple of years in Hungary, discovering the links between the levels of political science, party politics, and political journalism, which suggests that the lions' share of democratisation in East and West is yet to come.

A summary of a book published recently with a penetrating critique of "endism", i.e. the theories about the end of ideology, history, and society. The author suggests that despite political orientation has become more difficult in the recent decades, the recognition of the political element within society is an inevitable condition of any kind of democratic politics. In order to save and develop democracy, the role of the Left must be redefined.

A thorough study of the historical background and pre-conditions of contemporary Islam. It describes the various historic structures, which, mainly in agriculture, has survived centuries and were integ­rated even into the Soviet system. The survival of pre-capitalist ele­ments is also facilitated by the failure of capitalist and socialist mo­dernisation projects.