Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in Hungary

A new vision of “illiberal democracy” was introduced by the Orbán-led Fidesz government in the 2010s, which marked the end of the welfare state, and the central element of the political discourse once again became the creation of a labour-based society. The new workfarist trend in employment indicat...

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Main Authors: Sára Hungler, Ágnes Kende
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Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/eces/6299
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description A new vision of “illiberal democracy” was introduced by the Orbán-led Fidesz government in the 2010s, which marked the end of the welfare state, and the central element of the political discourse once again became the creation of a labour-based society. The new workfarist trend in employment indicated a new direction in active labour market policy, favouring public work schemes. However, public work regulations put a disproportionate burden on the Roma unemployed, while disregarding the contributing factors leading to their material deprivation. This paper examines the new direction in employment and unemployment policy measures, a policy terrain where the workfare regime can be best detected. We placed special emphasis on the Roma minority and how their employment situation is effected by the anti-welfare turn.
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spelling doaj-art-c33cff50f749425a9032e80f020e092a2025-08-20T02:38:02ZengCentro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbrae-cadernos ces1647-07372021-12-013510.4000/eces.6299Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in HungarySára HunglerÁgnes KendeA new vision of “illiberal democracy” was introduced by the Orbán-led Fidesz government in the 2010s, which marked the end of the welfare state, and the central element of the political discourse once again became the creation of a labour-based society. The new workfarist trend in employment indicated a new direction in active labour market policy, favouring public work schemes. However, public work regulations put a disproportionate burden on the Roma unemployed, while disregarding the contributing factors leading to their material deprivation. This paper examines the new direction in employment and unemployment policy measures, a policy terrain where the workfare regime can be best detected. We placed special emphasis on the Roma minority and how their employment situation is effected by the anti-welfare turn.https://journals.openedition.org/eces/6299active labour market policypublic workRoma communityunemployment
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title Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in Hungary
title_full Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in Hungary
title_fullStr Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in Hungary
title_full_unstemmed Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in Hungary
title_short Diverting Welfare Paths: Ethnicisation of Unemployment and Public Work in Hungary
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topic active labour market policy
public work
Roma community
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