Listen "Illiberal democracy and racism in Central Europe"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Ivan Kalmar, author of ‘White But Not Quite’, explains illiberal democracy in Central Europe, as seen in the governance of Victor Orban in Hungary. What role does ‘whiteness’ play in illiberalism, and what are the dynamics of racism by and towards Central Europeans? How do the ideas in the book help us to understand the war in Ukraine? And what possibilities does 'not quiteness' offer? Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/white-but-not-quite Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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