Wilson Center Experts
Elemer Hankiss
Public Policy Scholar
Contact Information:
T 202/691-4081
// F 202/691-4001
Affiliation:
Research Director, Institute of Political Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Wilson Center Project(s):
Contemporary American Civilization: Its Changing Message
Term:
Sep 01, 2003
Feb 01, 2004
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281. The East-West Divide in Europe: Does it Exist?
Jul 07, 2011October 2003 - The shortest answer to the question posed by the title is, yes, it does. But this answer is only partially true. A truer answer, but still only partially true, is that it does and does not. And the real answer is, I think, that it does exist but is only one among the many dividing lines that criss-cross Europe and it may not be the most important one—or at least its importance is rapidly decreasing. I emphasize this point because the reality or myth of the East-West divide has become part of the political game in Europe. It has become an argument against integration on both sides of the continent. Conservatives in the West repeat: "they are so different," while conservatives in the East echo: "we are so different more
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281. The East-West Divide in Europe: Does it Exist?
Jul 07, 2011October 2003 - The shortest answer to the question posed by the title is, yes, it does. But this answer is only partially true. A truer answer, but still only partially true, is that it does and does not. And the real answer is, I think, that it does exist but is only one among the many dividing lines that criss-cross Europe and it may not be the most important one—or at least its importance is rapidly decreasing. I emphasize this point because the reality or myth of the East-West divide has become part of the political game in Europe. It has become an argument against integration on both sides of the continent. Conservatives in the West repeat: "they are so different," while conservatives in the East echo: "we are so different
16. The 'Second Society': Is There an Alternative Social Model Emerging in Hungary?
Jul 07, 2011Hungary is one of those countries which, starting from a semi-peripheral position, have for centuries tried to catch up with the west. And it is a country which has failed at it again and again. Its elites have drawn up and tried to implement program after program. They have devised new economic and social models, failing again and again. This paper analyzes the emergence of an "alternative society" in Hungary since the 1950s. What do we mean by an "alternative society"? Or a "second society"? Does one really exist? And if it does, what is it like? What are its origins? What role has it played? How does it relate to the official, "first society"? What are the prospects for its further development?
The Toothpaste of Immortality: Self-Construction in the Consumer Age
May 01, 2006This lively and insightful account reveals the profound ways in which everyday acts and artifacts of consumer civilization shape our sense of self.