Registration REQUIRED by 12pm on March 6, 2026 in order to attend this event.
Please join the East Central European Center and the Harriman Institute for a lecture by István Deák Visiting Associate Professor of History Csaba Fazekas. Moderated by Christopher Caes.
Hungary emerged from World War I on the losing side, and after two turbulent years, a new autocratic political system characterized by the name of Governor Miklós Horthy was established. (1920–1944) From the outset, the ideology that defined the system was the so-called ‘Christian-National’ thought. The lecture presents the motivations and characteristics of this ideology and how it shaped political life and political thinking. The linking of Christianity and nationalism not only placed the relationship between the state and the church on a new footing, but also provided an important mobilizing force for political power in shaping the thinking of society. The lecture analyzes the manifestations of this ideology, introduces its most important representatives, and draws parallels with other countries in Central Europe at the time.
