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.
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Report to the European Council
A member of the Hungarian parliament and of the Council of Europe produced a report on the state of printed and electronic press in the countries of former Yugoslavia during the Kosovo „air campaign", as it was called by the leading governments of NATO.
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.
Western governments and the genocide in East Timor
The human catastrophe on East Timor is one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. In these events in the 1970s and in the 1990s, the participation of Western powers has been direct.
Arms for the death squads
The author arrived at East Timor on behalf of the human rights commission of the British parliament. His task was to observe the referendum on the independence of the former colony.