@article {1091,
	title = {Hungary as an Ideological Informational Autocracy (IA) and the Moral Panic Button (MPB) as its Basic Institution},
	journal = {Central and Eastern European Migration Review},
	year = {2025},
	pages = {1-17},
	chapter = {1},
	abstract = {<p>In this paper, we analyse the production, circulation and operation of narratives and the frames and themes of migration discourse through a case study in a bid to understand the role which the moral panic button (MPB) plays in creating simultaneous crisis- and fear-mongering campaigns against enemies (in our case, with the Soros phenomenon at the core) that are declared to be an existential threat to the \&lsquo;Nation\&rsquo;. We argue that the creation and fine-tuning of the MPB is a crucial aspect of building the Hungarian version of informational autocracy (IA), i.e., a non-democratic regime in which the capture of the media and professional control of information are the central elements of the de-democratisation process and of maintaining in executive power.\&nbsp;</p><p>\&nbsp;</p>},
	keywords = {fearmongering, informational autocracy, migration discourse, moral panic button, Soros phenomenon},
	issn = {2300-1682},
	doi = {10.54667/ceemr.2025.21},
	author = {Sik, Endre and Krek{\'o}, P{\'e}ter}
}
