What is behind the elite fights?
Sociologist Erzsébet Szalai, political scientist György Wiener and trade union leader János Vadász discuss the origins and motives of the embittered fights between various fractions of the Hungarian political elite.
A new theory of politics (possibilities)
The primary meaning of politics is the management of public affairs. In our times the efficiency of politics has become a crutial question. A realistic theory of politics can only be achieved if we reject the impact of everyday manipulation and get rid of some illusions as well.
The deconstruction of capitalism as a system
There is nothing natural about the existing capitalist order, and thus we can think far more creatively about how we want to reconstruct it. The real question is whether starting from where we are now, can we build social institutions that allow us to expand progressively the scope of equality and democracy.
The failed attempts of catching up in Central and Eastern Europe
After 1989 a revaluation of the pre 1945 potential of Central and Eastern European economies began. The objective of this historical revisionism was to justify the bright perspectives of the countries introducing market reforms. These hopes, however, did not materialize.
The contemporary crisis of the world capitalist economy
With the 1997 crises of Asia, an economic crisis began that is unprecedented since World War II. Globalisation itself would be able to faciliate the elimination of the social tension accumulated in our world. At present conditions, however, it is more likely that the contradictions of the world economy would materialize in great crisis.