Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne, 2019, nr 2

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The influence of illiberal democracy on the effectiveness of attempts to control lobbying in Hungary (2010–2014)
(Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM w Poznaniu, 2019) Olejnik, Maciej
Lobbying, understood as all actions performed by or on behalf of interest groups directed at influencing of the process of policy formation and implementation, occurs in every political regime. The article examines whether the illiberal type of democracy that exists in Hungary (2010–2014) exerts an influence on the effectiveness of lobbying control. Illiberal democracy differs from liberal democracy with regard to five systemic core principles, such as the rule of law, government control and accountability, the integrity of political elites, media freedom and civil rights and protection of minorities. This article shows that all of these systemic criteria constituting illiberal democracy were met in Hungary between 2010–2014. Examination of the case of Hungary with regard to lobbying control suggests that illiberal democracy had diminished the effectiveness of lobbying control in this country.