Roma nation building – from historical and cultural antrophological approach
The author reviews the nearly century long history of Roma self-organisation and examines whether Roma people are able to establish a functioning nation at the beginning of the 21st century – following the East European nation building model described by Miroslav Horch and Emil Niederhauser. Although the author does not want to "question the existence and capabilities of the unified Roma nation" but doubts that Roma people, living at the margins of the European society and partly scattered, will broadly support the idea of a Roma nation and self identity in the near future.
The article is only available in Hungarian.
The dotted ball and the ineffectiveness of capitalism
The author points out the endogenous ineffectiveness of capitalism that is regarded by mean stream authors as anomalies but from a community viewpoint the "effectiveness" of capitalism gets a different angle. Let's the ball from the dots!
The article is only available in Hungarian.
Against the Current – Overview on the Intellectual Magazines of Poland
Are there followers of Kuroii, Modzelewski, Kotakowski, Baumann or Brus in the present capitalist society? Or were all alternative traditions smashed by the global market economy and, its companion, postmodern thought?
Two decades – in Search of a Way Forward in Germany
The article presents the social-political background – from the reunification of Germany to the present day – on which the spectacular success of The Left (Die Linke) is based. According to the author, the emergence of The Left in Germany shows that similar developments would also be desirable in Hungary – as well as in other countries of Europe – even if, in the given political situation, its role would be limited to being only "a moderating force".
Die Linke a la francaise – Is the party structure in France changing?
Following the example of The Left (Die Linke), the anti-capitalist political current in the French Socialist Party quit the party in November 2008 and has begun to organize a new Parti de Gauche (Left Party). Based on the political-organisational developments of recent years, the author examines opportunities for the unification of the forces of the radical political left in France.