Changing Legal and Civic Culture in an Illiberal Democracy by... - 9781032037691

Taylor & Francis

Changing Legal and Civic Culture in an Illiberal DemocracyA Social Psychological Survey of the Hungarian Legal System\nAuthor(s): Istvn H. Szilgyi, Lszl Kelemen, Sam Gilchrist Hall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032037691, 978-1032037691\nSynopsis\nChanging Legal and Civic Culture in an Illiberal Democracy is a unique empirical study on recent developments in legal and civic consciousness in Hungary. Drawing its methodology from social psychology, this book illuminates a shift in legal consciousness during the time in which Orbns government has cemented Hungarys reputation as an illiberal democracy. \n\nThe book foregrounds the voices of the Hungarian population in how they view the shift towards increasingly right-wing politics and an erosion of the rule of law. It opens with an extensive theoretical introduction of the historical development and psychological dimensions of legal consciousness in Hungary and r.