FAJDKAKASOK, MANÓK ÉS VÁMPÍROK POLITIKAI KULTÚRA ÉS SZTEREOTÍPIÁK

Political Culture and Stereotypes The main thesis of this article is that stereotypes are essential elements of political culture, and they offer information on the political culture of both the users and the objects of the given stereotype. The article is based on the observation that it is not just political culture that is built on the totality of specifi c beliefs, topoi and presumptions, but the researchers of political culture themselves are bound to create and use stereotypes. The author reviews the usages of the notion of political culture in political science literature, and focuses mainly on the usability of the notion for research. In addition, he examines how stereotyping is used in creating the image of the other and in conceptualising the differences of political cultures in the mirror of Hungarian–Finnish interaction.