The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO

The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO

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The publication "The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO" has been issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in December 2022.

Responsible for publication: István Hegedűs, Chairman of the Hungarian Europe Society (HES)
Editors: István Hegedűs, Monika Éva Pál
Graphics: Réka Elekes

Manuscript completed on 15 December 2022. All rights reserved. ©Authors. ©Editors.

ISBN 978-615-01-6655-1

Published by: Magyarországi Európa Társaság - Hungarian Europe Society H-1052 Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 11.

‘The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO’ project and publication was supported by the Embassy of the United States of America (Budapest).

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MONIKA PÁL – Preface_6
ISTVÁN HEGEDŰS – Welcome Speech_12

CHAPTER 1
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE IN A NEW ERA OF GLOBAL CONFLICTS

YANNIS KARAMITSIOS - A Common European Identity in Addition to Our National Ones: Achieving a European Federation?_15
Europe: a mosaic of identities_15
Two key questions_16
The big step: a common education curriculum_17
The Conference on the Future of Europe_18

ADAM BALCER - The Future of Democracy in Central Europe and the War in Ukraine_19
Central Europe- why does the region matter?_19
The impact of the Russian aggression against Ukraine on Central Europe_20
Scenarios for the future_21
Conclusions_22

PAULINA FRÖHLICH - What is a Resilient Civil Society? Demanding and Developing skills for Civil Society in Times of Uncertainties in Europe._24
Certain once in practice?_24
The last years were a certainty-dam breach._25
Resilience towards uncertainties?_26
From a downward trend to a resilient civil society_28

BERND HOLZNAGEL - The State of Media Pluralism and the Initiative of the European Commission_30
State of media pluralism in Europe_30
European countermeasures_31
Conclusion_33

CHAPTER 2
TOWARDS A NEW GEOPOLITICAL REALITY

JACKSON JANES - The Future of Transatlantic Relations and the Biden Initiative on the Summit for Democracy_36
Biden’s Summit for Democracy in light of the Russian aggression_36
Steps toward the future - the role and responsibilities of the US_38
What are - should be - our shared responses to these challenges?_39
Conclusion_41

DÓRA GYŐRFFY - The Revival of the West in Ukraine_42
The nature of power in the global order_42
The turning point: Russian aggression against Ukraine_44
Towards a new Cold War?_46

ISTVÁN GYARMATI - The Future of NATO in a New Global Political Constellation_50

CHAPTER 3
AUTHORITARIAN CHALLENGES TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY

SZABOLCS PANYI - The Political and Financial Methods of the Orbán Government to Increase Its Global Influence_56
Undermining US government officials through lobbying_58
Intermediaries channelling Hungarian government money to the US_59
Influencing Brussels and the UK_60
Conclusions_61

HEINO NYYSSÖNEN - Hungarian “Illiberalism” and Its Impact Worldwide_64
Viktor Orbán speaks_65
The rhetorics of indices_66
Implications beyond Hungary_68
Conclusion_69

GARVAN WALSHE - Political Antitrust: New Tools to Fight Illiberal Democracy_73
Liberalism of truth_73
Kryptonite for liberals_74
Political monopoly_76
Political antitrust_76
Abuse of a dominant position_77
The meaning of political competition_77
How to measure political market power_77
The role of network effects_78
Vertical restraints on competition_78
Second order market power_78
Conclusion_79

PARTICIPANTS’ CURRICULUM VITAE_80

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