 | Duty to Respond: Mass Crime, Denial, and Collective Responsibility Subjects: Collective behavior -- Moral and ethical aspects; Group identity -- Moral and ethical aspects; Crimes against humanity -- Moral and ethical aspects; Social ethics; Transitional justice; This book presents compelling essays by leading Hungarian and foreign authors on the variety of social movements and parties that seek influence and power in a Hungary mired in deep and manifold crisis. The main question the volume tries to answer is: what can we expect after the fall of the semi-authoritarian Orbán regime in Hungary. Who will be the new players? What are their backgrounds? What are their political and social ideals, intentions and methods? The studies in the first section of the volume provide the reader with the reasons of the emergence of these new movements: a deep analysis of the historical, political and cultural background of the current situation. The second part contains essays and case studies which challenge the movements and parties involved to look beyond their current ineffectiveness, and to find ways of meeting the challenges that would allow them to exercise responsible and effective leadership in their time and place. This collection would be the first of the kind both in the field of movement theory/history and democracy studies because it reflects on very recent developments not researched in the international scholarly literature. One would not be able to understand contemporary Hungarian society without reading it before the 2014 elections. Péter Krasztev is Associate Professor at the Budapest Business School (BGF). Jon Van Til is Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Community Planning at Rutgers University, Camden. |
