ABSTRACT
Hungarian authoritarian populism (HAP) as the name suggests is not wholly applicable to or workable in other nations, states, or political economies. This chapter discusses this by reemphasising the uniqueness of HAP and underlining the importance of understanding the post-2010 changing internal and external dimensions of the Hungarian political economy. This chapter invokes the longue durée to analyse the longer-term potential trajectories of HAP and what it means for Hungary and the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. To do this, it employs Michael Herzfeld's notion ‘crypto colonialism’ to theoretically ground understanding of Hungary's current development situation. This conceptualisation is appropriate for at least partially capturing aspects of the development of Hungary's (cultural) political economy. This chapter then creates a list of limitations that somewhat undermine this research principally due to spatial and temporal restrictions. Finally, this chapter suggests future research initiatives based on the book's findings, reiterating the critical importance of continued investigation to further understand perhaps the most widely discussed expression of (European) populism, its successes, and potential for proliferation to other (post-socialist European) states and political economies.
