On July 6-7, TÁRKI organized a two-day workshop entitled "Changing life opportunities under illiberal rule: drivers of social structural change in Hungary".
The workshop aimed to contribute to a better understanding of how various instruments of social and family policies were used to build the socioeconomic basis of the illiberal regime on the one hand and of how the life opportunities of Hungarian citizens has been shaped by social developments and governmental policies since 2010 – allowing for longer, historic accounts in some cases. The event was organized in two sessions.
Session 1 was dedicated to provide a better understanding of developments in social and family policy in Hungary, primarily by digging in the political economy of the present Hungarian regime. The presentations focused on the main characteristics of the illiberal governance, on the motivations of the main actors, on the dynamics of the political demand and supply. In Session 2 presentations focused on opportunities. Aspects of low social mobility and changes in life opportunities was analysed with special attention paid to wealth transfers, the role of schooling and the role of marital sorting.
Presentations of the entire event is available of TÁRKI’s website.
