Wilkin, Peter (2015) Hungary’s ‘Milla’ movement shows that social media driven protest movements only succeed when they connect meaningfully with civil society. Democratic Audit UK (31 Aug 2015). Website.
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Abstract
The Hungarian Government, led by the Prime Minister Vicktor Orban has made waves for its authoritarian tendencies and stated ambition to create an ‘illiberal’ democracy. In response to the government’s censorship of the press, a protest group named Milla emerged, which had some success in organising campaigns against the government’s more nefarious tendencies. However, in the end, it joined a political coalition. Dr Peter Wilkin argues that a social media driven protest group can only succeed to the extent that it connects with actors in civil society and builds a grassroots movement willing to support it through concrete actions.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2017 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 20:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81026 |
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