The long shadow of the dissenter
The long shadow of the dissenter

Challenges to public intellectual practices after 1989 in Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The Hungarian story of how the social role of public intellectuals was undermined may help us make sense of what is happening elsewhere today. Hungary’s case highlights that the real danger to critical commentary and its functions in society arises not out of new media platforms, but out of the demise of the democratic multitude.

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