"This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratisation, and rule of law that has characterised moves towards an 'open society' from the 1990s. It dis...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Bluhm, Katharina 1961- (HerausgeberIn), Varga, Mihai (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series 85
Schlagworte:	Conservatism / Russia (Federation) Conservatism / Poland Conservatism / Hungary Konferenzschrift > Berlin
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratisation, and rule of law that has characterised moves towards an 'open society' from the 1990s. It discusses how over the last decade these political actors, together with various think tanks, intellectual circles and religious actors, have increasingly presented themselves as "conservatives", and outlines how these actors are developing a new local brand of conservatism as a full-fledged ideology which counters the perceived liberal overemphasis on individual rights and freedom, and differs from the ideology of the established, present-day conservative parties of Western Europe. Overall, the book argues that the 'renaissance of conservatism' in these countries represents variations on a new, illiberal conservatism that aims to re-establish a strong state sovereignly defining and pursuing national interests"--
Beschreibung:	Description based on print version record
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 309 pages.)
ISBN:	9781351020282 1351020285