Ideology and political beliefs in Hungary

the long version

There has been much discussion of changing attitudes in Eastern Europe with the universal rejection of Stalinist inefficiencies and an apparent willingness to embrace market-led capitalist economies. However, the debate has not always focussed in detail on the nature of political ideologies in these countries. This volume presents a sociological perspective on varying ideological beliefs in Hungary, including liberalism, socialism and nationalism, and assesses the extent to which current ideologies represent a break with the past. This key study also highlights the enormous emotional and intellectual shifts which people in Eastern Europe are having to undertake as they adapt to a radically altered political environment. The book will appeal to academics in Politics, International Relations and Sociology and those involved in research in these areas.