Orbán's Hungary: The First Autocracy in the EU

CEMES & CSGN Spring 2026 Lecture Series talk with Associate Professor Szabolcs Pogonyi, Central European University, and Associate Professor Miklós Sükösd, University of Copenhagen.

Szabolcs Pogonyi, Central European University, will give a talk titled 'Multiple Nationalist Demographic Panics: Immigration, Emigration and Transborder Nation-building in Hungary'.

Miklós Áron Sükösd, University of Copenhagen, will give a talk titled 'Orbánism goes Global: From Europe's Nightmare to the American Right's Dream'.

The talks are moderated by Vibe Termansen, historian and book author.

The talks are part of the launch event for the Centre for the Study of Global Nationalisms (CSGN). Find abstracts and bios on the event page.

About the series

The Spring 2026 Lecture Series focus on the topic 'The European Far Right in a Transnational Perspective'. The series is organised by Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES) and Centre for the Study of Global Nationalisms (CSGN).