CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Le, Marietta |
|---|---|
| Title | Potholes, Bus Shelters and the Four-Color Theorem: the Politics of Infrastructure in Contemporary Hungary |
| Summary | The political environment in Hungary after the 1989 democratic transition has become more and more polarized which created cynicism among citizens about democracy and democratic processes. The Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party is a mock political party that started off as a social movement challenging cynicism as well as the political status quo by focusing on hyperlocal issues. Based on data obtained with a mixed methodology of ethnographic interviews and participant observation, I demonstrate that the party is able to create mechanisms and processes of contentious politics by drawing attention to the failures of infrastructure using humor, street art and do-it-yourself urbanism. Recently, the party started running at elections, and since late 2019, several members of the Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party are working in local governments in political positions. This new period in the life of the movement is slowly shifting its position and tactics, and it is making the process of institutionalization more visible. |
| Supervisor | Andreas Dafinger, Judit Bodnár |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/le_marietta.pdf |
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