In the 1970s, István Bibó's views occupied a central place in the thought of the democratic opposition in Hungary. When the system change was completed the new "democrats" lost their interest in Bibó. The reason is that he4 always was a socialist and the orchestration of the contemporary political struggles in Hungary is deeply alien to his political culture.
Category Archives: Former issues
The order of rational world rule
The homoneous world order was created by the world markets, though it is very much an ecological phenomenon. The attempts of creating a rational world rule have led to the exhaustion of resources. The globalization of economic life and of ecological crises mounts a new challenge against the current system of political regulation.
Limits of metatheory
The Dialectic of Enlightenment was perhaps the most important critique of the enlightenment by Marxist authors, and also a most remarkable contribution of the Frankfurt School.
What is beyond capital?
Philosopher Istvan Meszaros published his opus magnum under the title Beyond Capital. It quickly became popular in Western circles of progressive social science. (Istvan Meszaros: Beyond Capital. Towards a Theory of Transition. Merlin Press, London, 1995.)
Popular self-criticism
Historian Gyorgy Foldes, head of the Institute of Political History, published his analysis shortly after the Socialist Party lost the 1998 parliamentary elections. (Gyorgy Foldes : Rendszer – hatalom és a baloldal Magyarországon 1994 után. [System – power and left in Hungary after 1994]. Napvilág Kiadó, Budapest, 1998.)