Similarities and differences of main left wing parties in Poland and Hungary: The case of SLD and MSzP in comparative perspective (1989—2014)

Authors

  • Sebastian Kubas Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach

Abstract

Abstract: The article presents Polish and Hungarian main left‑wing parties in the period of political transformation. There are a few sections in the article that develop the research prob­lem: the genesis and development of the parties from 1989 to 2014, a comparative analysis of the two parties based on quantitative indices. One can say there are some similarities between SLD and MSzP. The parties were trans­formed from communist hegemon formations, then participated in free parliamentary elections with some successes, created several governments and both have recently faced considerable loss of support. SLD and MSzP belong to the parties that influenced Polish and Hungarian transformation greatly.

Key words: political parties, Poland, Hungary, SLD, MSzP

Author Biography

Sebastian Kubas, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach

doktor nauk humanistycznych w zakresie nauki o polityce, specjalność: systemy polityczne, adiunkt w Zakładzie Systemów Politycznych Polski i Państw Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Prezes PTNP o. Katowice. Zainteresowania naukowe związane z systemami politycznymi państw Europy Środkowej, samorządem terytorialnym RP i demokracją. Autor, współautor i współredaktor książek i artykułów poświęconych systemom politycznym Węgier, Czech i Słowacji, a także Japonii oraz samorządowi III RP. Wybrane publikacje: S. Kubas: Konsolidacja demokracji w systemie politycznym. Przykład powojennej Japonii (1945-2010). (Katowice 2011); A. Czyż, S. Kubas: Doświadczenia węgierskiej transformacji ustrojowej. Od Jánosa Kádára do Viktora Orbána. (Katowice 2011); A. Czyż, S. Kubas: Czechy i Słowacja. Politologiczne studium wspólnej i oddzielnej państwowości. (Katowice 2012); A. Czyż, S. Kubas: Państwa Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: pomiędzy przeszłością a teraźniejszością. Wybrane aspekty polityki wewnętrznej i zagraniczne. (Katowice 2014).

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Kubas, S. (2017). Similarities and differences of main left wing parties in Poland and Hungary: The case of SLD and MSzP in comparative perspective (1989—2014). Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis, 13. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/SPUS/article/view/5468

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