Concepts of Politics in Modern Hungarian Thought

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This book presents an overview of the concept of the political in Hungary since 1526. Through a methodological introduction and eleven case studies, Concepts of Politics in Modern Hungarian Thought examines various approaches taken at different turning points in the history of Hungary. The book surveys the evolution of thought on the subject, from the 16th century, when Hungary was partly under Ottoman, and partly under Habsburg rule, through the period of the dualist Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and the postwar period of the 20th century.

Bringing together perspectives from historians, legal scholars, philosophers or even historians of economic thought, this volume provide insights both into the views of important but less known Hungarian authors, and into the nature of the challenges the political community had to cope with. It deepens understanding of the political concept in general whilst providing a clearer picture of the shifts and continuities in Hungarian political thought over the last six centuries.

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Ferenc Hrcher is Head of the Research Institute of Politics and Government of the National University of Public Service, Hungary, and a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. He is a member of the editorial board of Politeja and Hungarian Review. He is also the co-editor, along with Thomas Lorman, of A History of the Hungarian Constitution (Bloomsbury, 2018).

dm Smrcz teaches history at Etvs Lornd University, Hungary.