The question of Hungarian popular culture

Article Abstract:

Hungary lacks an indigenous popular culture because the constituents of popular culture, namely, folk culture, mass culture, and public culture, have been relatively absent. Lack of autonomy of the Hungarian mass communication system deterred the development of mass culture, and the quasi-feudalist nature of Hungarian society hindered both folk and public culture. The socialist state from 1948 to 1989 also made Hungarians withdraw from public life into privatism. Change to a capitalist economy in 1989 has made little difference. What is required is the restoration of public faith in communication.

Popular culture

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The members of the Hungarian media

Article Abstract:

There are significant differences between American and Hungarian media. American journalists report facts objectively while Hungarian journalists voice personal opinions. However, Hungarian journalists are less independent than American ones, as self-censorship has become a habit with them. The media elite in Hungary are journalists while in America they are publishers and CEOs of newspaper groups. The influx of foreign capital in Hungary has created a new media setup which consists of the intelligentsia, journalists who supported the old regime, and those who compromised with it.

United States, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Media coverage, Journalists, Journalism, Political journalism

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Remarks on the role of peasants in Hungarian ideology

Article Abstract:

The peasant-oriented populist group emerged in Hungary in the years between 1928 and 1938. Although the group ended in 1938-39, its ideology continued to gain influence. The populists distrusted both capitalism and socialism and sought a third way to solve Hungarian social problems. Populists focused on the positive aspects of peasant communities, and critiqued their oppression by the ruling elite. The populist movement was nationalist and antipolitical. Populist ideology provoked the emergence of the urbane group which was united by its anti-populist stance.

Social aspects, History, Peasantry, Peasant culture, Political socialization, Populism

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