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Thomas von Ahn
(b.1976) is a researcher at the Centre for Hungarian Studies in the Finno-Ugric/Uralic Institute at the University of Hamburg.
Eurozine Articles
On the aims of discourse
A response to György Schöpflin
Politically motivated narratives about the Hungarian past stand in the way of social consensus. Such a consensus would be an essential component of a society that was reconciled to itself, writes Thomas von Ahn. [more]
12.06.2007
Democracy or the street?
On the stability of the Hungarian political system
The demonstrations in Budapest in September 2006 marked the culmination of a conflict between Conservatives and the liberal Left. The rift is exacerbated by politicized disputes about the past, argues Thomas von Ahn. [more]
07.05.2007