A comparison between Estonia and Hungary: why do we see such radical democratic backsliding in Hungary, and not in Estonia despite their common eastern european identity?
Analyse rule of law backsliding by explaining the political polarization in Hungary compared to Estonia.
Use of discourse analysis – use speeches of Viktor Orbán (Hungarian PM) that exemplify the political polarizationo of the elites in Hungary.
The following link has several speeches and remarks: https://abouthungary.hu/speeches-and-remarks?page=11
Article proving correlation between polarization and democratic backsliding https://osf.io/auqz9/download
why do we see such radical democratic backsliding in Hungary, and not in Estonia despite their common eastern european identity?
May 18, 2022