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Loneliness in the era of communication
The Internet has abolished loneliness, or rather got rid of its negative effects to a hitherto unimagined degree, writes Aleida Assmann. Borders between sociability and loneliness are shifting and the pressure of social conformity lessens as computer nerds turn into savvy heroes. [Lithuanian version added] [more]
Equality
A systematic argument
"Propagandists of equality" claim that the struggle for equal distribution of resources is essentially the same as the struggle for elementary opportunities for participation. They have a lot to answer for, argues Rainer Paris. [Hungarian version added] [more]
Propaganda of inequality
In a row over integration, prominent German intellectuals have supported elitist and determinist positions. All part of a campaign by "neo-Nietzscheans" to create acceptance of social inequality, writes Albrecht von Lucke. [Hungarian version added] [more]
The killing fields of inequality
"Increasing social distance between the poorest and the richest diminishes social cohesion, which in turn means more collective problems and fewer resources for solving all our other collective problems." Göran Therborn on why inequality matters. [Hungarian version added] [more]
The Turul bird and the dinosaur
Following the political logic of pop-cultural palaeontology, Hungary's resurgent far-Right excavates archaic cultural identities for the youth of today. Mythical symbols of national strength fill the historical void felt by post-'89 generations, writes Zsófia Bán. [more]
Religion, European secular identities and European integration
The rapid secularization of western Europe has not diminished the unease with which Europe considers Islam in its midst. In this benchmark essay, José Casanova argues that the "Islam problem" is an indicator of the disparity between liberal and illiberal strands of European secularism. Hungarian version added [more]
Correspondence 1966-1971
"The entire population will next year have to put up with much 'sacrifice', in other words greater exploitation. 'Unfortunately', it is unlikely that a 'revolution' in the 'vulgar materialist' sense will be the result, but rather a protracted process of crisis". Rudi Dutschke to Gábor Révai, 1966. [more]
Dutschke's Hungarian friend
Gábor Révai in interview
"I don't think that Dutschke would have become a politician. I can't imagine him as diplomat with a suit and tie, like Joschka Fischer". Gábor Révai, in the 1960s a young socialist in Hungary, on his former friend and father figure Rudi Dutschke. [more]
Who are the citizens of Europe?
Current citizenship laws in the European Union vary dramatically. The tension between freedom of movement and national legislation on citizenship has the potential to create serious conflicts, writes Rainer Bauböck. [more]
Right turn
Polish politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century
Alternatives to the anti-communism and national conservatism of Poland's two main rightwing parties are barely offered by a Centre-Left tarnished by corruption scandals. With new elections set for 21 October, it seems unlikely that Poland will alter its course rightwards. [more]
Summer notes about reforms and "raison d'état"
Part 2
In liberal circles in Kádár-era Hungary, "reform" was used as a cover for democratic change; in post-Socialist states today, the term "democracy" is often seen as a revolutionary anachronism by younger generations. In the second instalment of this two-part essay, Csaba Gombár discusses reform's role in the transformation of the State. [more]
Summer notes about reforms and "raison d'état"
Part I
The inflated use of the term "reform" in Hungary and other post-Socialist states calls for an enquiry into its kinship with "revolution". In the first instalment of this two-part essay, Csaba Gombár explains why, as an eastern European, he could only take US counterculture seriously in retrospect. [more]
Transition or transitions?
The transformation of eastern central Europe 1989-2007
"Incomplete regime change", "interrupted revolution", "geo-political paradigm shift"... Accounts of the transition in eastern central Europe have tended to emphasize particular features to the exclusion of others. Elemér Hankiss pieces together a mosaic of interpretations of transition. [more]
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