Pro-government demonstrations in Hungary – citizens’ autonomy and the role of the media

In the past few years, Hungary has witnessed numerous pro-government demonstrations. Because such demonstrations are typically associated with authoritarian regimes, it is a puzzling question regarding what motivates citizens to take to the streets in support of a government ruling with a two-thirds majority. In order to answer this question, we conducted a survey to identify the factors that contribute to the mobilisation of citizens at these demonstrations. For the sake of comparison, we made a parallel study on the factors that explain the mobilisation of citizens in the case of demonstrations critical of the ruling regime.