<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Until now there is no consensus in the academic literature as to whether Fidesz is a (soft) Eurosceptic party or rather Europragmatic. By identifying the manifestations of Euroscepticism on the policy level rather than the party level, this article sheds light on the dynamics of Fidesz’s Euroscepticism. It also looks at the party strategy of Fidesz regarding its main Eurosceptic competitor Jobbik, and how this facilitated further Euroscepticism. Hungary’s vision of the EU is at odds with the vision of most member states and EU institutions, which makes Fidesz not only Eurosceptic; but there is a form of inverted soft Euroscepticism characterising Fidesz’s vision and policies towards the EU.</p></abstract>

Until now there is no consensus in the academic literature as to whether Fidesz is a (soft) Eurosceptic party or rather Europragmatic. By identifying the manifestations of Euroscepticism on the policy level rather than the party level, this article sheds light on the dynamics of Fidesz’s Euroscepticism. It also looks at the party strategy of Fidesz regarding its main Eurosceptic competitor Jobbik, and how this facilitated further Euroscepticism. Hungary’s vision of the EU is at odds with the vision of most member states and EU institutions, which makes Fidesz not only Eurosceptic; but there is a form of inverted soft Euroscepticism characterising Fidesz’s vision and policies towards the EU.

How Eurosceptic is Fidesz actually?

International Relations at the Corvinus University of Budapest

Politics in Central Europe

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Until now there is no consensus in the academic literature as to whether Fidesz is a (soft) Eurosceptic party or rather Europragmatic. By identifying the...

How Eurosceptic is Fidesz actually?

Published Online: Mar 31, 2020

Page range: 189 - 209

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0009

Keywords
party-based Euroscepticism, EU policies, Fidesz, Jobbik, contagion, accommodative strategy Hungary

© 2020 Tibor Hargitai, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How Eurosceptic is Fidesz actually?

Published Online: Mar 31, 2020

Page range: 189 - 209

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0009

Keywordsparty-based Euroscepticism, EU policies, Fidesz, Jobbik, contagion, accommodative strategy Hungary

© 2020 Tibor Hargitai, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
party-based Euroscepticism, EU policies, Fidesz, Jobbik, contagion, accommodative strategy Hungary