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Fodor, Eva. The Gender Regime of Anti-Liberal Hungary. Springer Nature, 2022.

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This authoritative analysis of anti-liberal Hungary’s 21st century twist on “Kinder, Küche, Kirche” exposes its exploitation of women not only as unpaid carers in the home but also as a source of cheap paid labor. Fodor deftly links the Orbán regime’s notorious opposition to gender equality to its embrace of pronatalism, xenophobia, and expanded funding for church-based childcare and eldercare. A terrifying, essential read.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Orbánistan and the Anti-gender Rhetoric in Hungary
  • 2. A Carefare Regime
  • 3. Fostering in a Carefare Regime
  • 4. Conclusion
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