Affiliation:
1. Szechenyi Istvan University, Deak Ferenc Faculty of Law
Abstract
At the beginning of the 1990s, Ralf Dahrendorf outlined that political or constitutional changes can be made in 6 months, economic reforms over 6 years, and solid democratic foundations, in the form of an active civil society in 60 years. The political culture of consensus or its absence critically influence the way that transformations are made, the formation of political structures. Why did illiberal political systems emerge in Central Europe, especially in Hungary? The paper will mainly try to analyse the social/cultural factors behind the political institutional changes. Can the democracy be learned? What factors influence the learning-capacity of post-communist societies? Can a democratic political system that negates liberal values be reconciled with contemporary theories of democracy?
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