Katherine Kondor, a research associate at Loughborough University in the UK, joins “Right Rising” to give us a deep dive into the growth of the radical right in Hungary. Along with host James F. Downes, she discusses the recent ideological transformation of the governing Fidesz party, alongside the uniqueness of the political landscape in Hungary and the turn toward “illiberal” democracy.
Kondor draws on her unique academic research relating to radicalization, political activism and the far right in discussing the ideological transformation of the opposition radical right party Jobbik and the “new” radical right Our Homeland Movement Party in Hungary.
She also speaks about the important differences between the radical right in Central-Eastern and Western European politics.
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