An Illiberal Love Affair: An Analysis of Viktor Orbán’s Ideational Shift: From Liberal Democracy to Illiberalism and Authoritarian Alignment with Russia (2010-2022)
This thesis investigates the ideological collaboration between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian president Vladimir Putin in relation to democratic backsliding in Hungary between 2010 and 2022. Drawing on theories of democratic backsliding, autocracy promotion, and authoritarian collaboration, the study analyses and discusses a selection of speeches and press conferences to identif
