Victorious Victimization: Orbán the Orator: Deep Securitization and State Populism in Hungary’s Propaganda State

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Victorious Victimization : Orbán the Orator: Deep Securitization and State Populism in Hungary’s Propaganda State. / Sukosd, Miklos.

Populist Rhetorics. ed. / Christian Kock; Lisa Storm Villadsen. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. p. 165-185 (Rhetoric, Politics and Society).

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Harvard

Sukosd, M 2022, Victorious Victimization: Orbán the Orator: Deep Securitization and State Populism in Hungary’s Propaganda State. in C Kock & LS Villadsen (eds), Populist Rhetorics. Palgrave Macmillan, Rhetoric, Politics and Society, pp. 165-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87351-6_7

APA

Sukosd, M. (2022). Victorious Victimization: Orbán the Orator: Deep Securitization and State Populism in Hungary’s Propaganda State. In C. Kock, & L. S. Villadsen (Eds.), Populist Rhetorics (pp. 165-185). Palgrave Macmillan. Rhetoric, Politics and Society https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87351-6_7

Vancouver

Sukosd M. Victorious Victimization: Orbán the Orator: Deep Securitization and State Populism in Hungary’s Propaganda State. In Kock C, Villadsen LS, editors, Populist Rhetorics. Palgrave Macmillan. 2022. p. 165-185. (Rhetoric, Politics and Society). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87351-6_7

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Sukosd, Miklos. / Victorious Victimization : Orbán the Orator: Deep Securitization and State Populism in Hungary’s Propaganda State. Populist Rhetorics. editor / Christian Kock ; Lisa Storm Villadsen. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. pp. 165-185 (Rhetoric, Politics and Society).

Bibtex

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