@article{article_420805, title={The Politicization of Migration and the Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism in Hungary}, journal={Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi}, volume={18}, pages={88–117}, year={2018}, DOI={10.25294/auiibfd.420805}, author={Ceylan Tok, Gül}, keywords={Demokrasi,Rekabetçi Otoriterlik,Siyasal Sistemler}, abstract={<p> <span style="font-size: 12.6px;">Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, has made inflammatory statements against asylum seekers and migrants defining them as “poison” and “not needed”. Orbán’s government carried out a public campaign against refugee quota plan introduced by European Commission. The public campaign has served to spark anti-migrant sentiments by circulating misleading messages that associated refugees with terrorism and sexual assault. This article seeks to analyze the role of Orbán’s anti-migrant and anti-refugee discourses on his rising authoritarianism in Hungary. It is argued that the political system of Hungary has been going through a gradual transition from democracy to competitive authoritarianism under Orbán’s rule and his anti-migrant propaganda have contributed to this transformation by dominating the public discourse and raising his political support. As an elected populist Orbán has been eroding the existing democratic institutions by making changes in the judicial, legislative, electoral arenas and pressurizing media through regulatory agencies. The Refugee Crisis of 2015 gave him the opportunity to create the sense of crisis and urgency which has helped him further consolidate his power.  </span> <br> </p>}, number={37}, publisher={Akdeniz Üniversitesi}