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Péter Sasvári

Péter Sasvári is a freelance journalist. After completing his MA studies in History at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, he worked as journalist for Magyar Nemzet, and as editor for the Dialogue Platform Institute, a Turkish cultural institution in Hungary. He interned at the National Assembly of Hungary and the European Commission. He is currently working towards completing his PhD at the University of Leicester. His dissertation focuses on US-Mexican diplomatic relations in the early twentieth century.
Hungary’s place among the nations, and especially in Europe, is one of the most debated issues in Hungarian political thinking. Analysing the so called ‘kuruc–labanc’ dichotomy helps to better understand
During the last decade, an increasing academic and intellectual effort has emerged to define and redefine Hungarian conservatism. Better understanding 19th-century conservatives is crucial to this process, as these movements
With culture and identity often taking centre stage in politics nowadays, economic issues are also increasingly looked at from a cultural point of view. In order to gain a better
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