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| Imitation: Imitation is the act of copying the behavior or appearance of another person or thing. It is a natural and important part of human development. See also Stages of Development._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Policy of Hungary on Imitation - Dictionary of Arguments
Krastev I 75 Imitation/Policy of Hungary/Krastev: Without pushing the analogy too far, the American sociologist Kim Scheppele describes today’s Hungary (presided over by another Viktor) as a ‘Frankenstate’, that is, an illiberal mutant composed of ingeniously stitched-together elements of Western liberal democracies.(1) What she shows, remarkably enough, is that Orbán has Krastev I 76 succeeded in parrying threats to his power by implementing a clever policy of piecemeal imitation. >Imitation/Krastev. When attacked by Brussels for the illiberal character of his reforms, the Hungarian government is always quick to point out that every controversial legal procedure, rule and institution has been faithfully copied from the legal system of one of the member states. Instead of suffering imitation passively, the Prime Minister employs it strategically. Selective imitation has allowed Orbán to stymie EU attempts to penalize Hungary for the regime’s attacks on freedom of the press and judicial independence. By assembling an illiberal whole out of liberal parts, Orbán has managed to turn the very idea of a Western Imitation Imperative into an in-your-face joke at Brussels’ expense. 1. Kim Lane Scheppele, ‘The Rule of Law and the Frankenstate: Why Governance Checklists Do Not Work’, Governance 26:4 (October 2013), pp. 559–62._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Policy of Hungary Krastev I Ivan Krastev Stephen Holmes The Light that Failed: A Reckoning London 2019 |
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