History/Political Science paper by Zachar, Péter Krisztián
Different Traditions of Christian Democracy in Todays Hungary (Accepted)
Type of Abstract (select): Paper presentationAbstract (max. 250 words):
Since the regime change conservative thought and Christian democracy had a major impact on Hungarian politics. Two of recent Hungarian governments, the first freely elected Hungarian Prime Minister, József Antall, and the current Prime Minister have favoured the term Christian Democrat and have placed themselves in the heritage of this intellectual movement. The recent presentation tries to analyse the similarities and differences between the approaches of these two governements and find the roots of todays political Catholicism in Hungary.
Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Péter Krisztián Zachar, PhD, historian, associate professor at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, and vice dean for international affairs at the Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, University of Public Service, Budapest. His major field of research is the political history of the 19th and 20th century in Central Europe, the history of international relations, the theoretical background of social partnership, the catholic social thought.