Abstract (may include machine translation)
Autori analiziraju razvoj i snagu političkih stranaka kao aktera u procesima demokratske tranzicije i konsolidacije u Mađarskoj. Pri tome polaze od teze da su političke stranke u postkomunističkim zemljama suočene s istim konkurentima u političkoj areni kao i stranke na Zapadu – od snažnih interesnih grupa, preko sve jače tržišne borbe i nadnacionalnih medija, do državne administracije. Autori zaključuju da su stranke u Mađarskoj, premda ne tako stabilne i bez razvijene stranačke organizacije i članstva, ipak u dominantnom položaju u oblikovanju i kontroli političkih procesa. Razlog za to vide ponajprije u činjenici da stranački sustav sustavno proizvodi izrazito kompetitivne izbore, s jasno izraženim vladinim alternativama, te snažnom vezom među rezultatima izbora i sastavom vlade. Kako su u položaju da oblikuju trenutni politički i društveni preobražaj svojih zemalja, političke stranke imaju izvanrednu mogućnost da sui generis uspostavljaju stranački poredak u društvu, zaključuju autori.
The authors analyze the development and strength of political parties as actors in the processes of democratic transition and consolidation in Hungary. In doing so, they start from the thesis that political parties in post-communist countries are faced with the same competitors in the political arena as parties in the West - from powerful interest groups, through the increasingly strong market struggle and supranational media, to the state administration. The authors conclude that the parties in Hungary, although not so stable and without a developed party organization and membership, are nevertheless in a dominant position in shaping and controlling political processes. They see the reason for this primarily in the fact that the party system systematically produces highly competitive elections, with clearly expressed government alternatives, and a strong connection between the election results and the composition of the government. As they are in a position to shape the current political and social transformation of their countries, political parties have an extraordinary opportunity to establish a sui generis party order in society, the authors conclude.
The authors analyze the development and strength of political parties as actors in the processes of democratic transition and consolidation in Hungary. In doing so, they start from the thesis that political parties in post-communist countries are faced with the same competitors in the political arena as parties in the West - from powerful interest groups, through the increasingly strong market struggle and supranational media, to the state administration. The authors conclude that the parties in Hungary, although not so stable and without a developed party organization and membership, are nevertheless in a dominant position in shaping and controlling political processes. They see the reason for this primarily in the fact that the party system systematically produces highly competitive elections, with clearly expressed government alternatives, and a strong connection between the election results and the composition of the government. As they are in a position to shape the current political and social transformation of their countries, political parties have an extraordinary opportunity to establish a sui generis party order in society, the authors conclude.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Power of the Weak: Political Parties in Hungary |
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| Original language | Croatian |
| Pages (from-to) | 68-90 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Politicka Misao: Casopis za Politicke Nauke / Croatian Political Science Review |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2001 |