Unilateral Expansionism: Hungarian Citizenship and Franchise Politics and their Effects on the Hungarian-Romanian Relations

Blokker, Paul; Kovács, Kriszta

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“…In the debate over double citizenship, many Hungarian scholars expressed approval for the double citizenship for migrants but not for their ethnic kin abroad (Búr-Baky 2005, Pogonyi 2011, Blokker-Kovács 2015. They regarded Brought to you by | MIT Libraries Authenticated Download Date | 5/9/18 6:43 PM double citizenship to migrants as a positive step toward the de-ethnicization of citizenship.…”

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Concepts of Citizenship in Eastern and Western Europe

Oltay

2017

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

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Section: Political Nation Versus Ethno-cultural Nationmentioning

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Concepts of Citizenship in Eastern and Western Europe

Oltay

2017

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

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“…In that way, Hungarian citizenship was easy to attain for Hungarians living outside of Hungary . This policy, however, created many controversies, counter-measures, and resistance, especially in Slovakia and Romania (Csergő, Goldgeier 2013: 109-110;Arraiza 2013;Blokker, Kovács 2013). In Serbia, it was mostly seen as an opportunity to get a passport to a country belonging to the European Union .…”

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Between the Word of the Law and Practice: a Case of the Hungarian Speakers in Serbia

Mandić¹,

Simonović

2017

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

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Abstract. The paper initially presents the Serbian legislative framework relevant to the use of minority languages . The ethnolinguistic vitality of the Hungarian-speaking population in Serbia is then analysed, particularly in the Serbian province of Vojvodina . The paper then focuses upon the sociolinguistic survey of Hungarian language use in Belgrade . The emphasis is placed upon the survey responses related to the awareness of language rights among the Hungarian speakers .

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“…88 91Blokker and Kovács (2015) 149, The Law regarding Romanian Citizenship no. 21 of 1 March 1991, Article 11.…”

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The impact of historical traditions on the regulation and practice of the preferential naturalization of Hungarians living outside the borders

Ganczer

2023

HJLS

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The study presents the impact of the historical origin of the making and application of law through a specific example. The regulation of nationality, a pivotal field of constitutional law, is considered a sovereign right of the Hungarian state which is exercised in line with Article G) of the Fundamental Law and Act No. LV of 1993 on Hungarian Citizenship. Hungarian naturalization practice, however, significantly changed in the wake of the amendment of the respective act: Hungarians living outside the borders have been entitled to preferential naturalization since 2011. This study aims to prove that this legislative action, which remarkably followed the designation of the day of the conclusion of the Trianon Peace Treaty as the Day of National Unity the previous year, was obviously influenced by historical considerations. The primary objective of preferential naturalization was to grant Hungarian nationality to persons of Hungarian origin whose ancestors had lost their Hungarian nationality in the aftermath of historical events involving the transfer of territories to neighbouring states. The study's point of departure is the Trianon Peace Treaty, the first major instrument to have a profound effect on the nationality of millions of Hungarians. The study explores the peculiar interpretation and application of treaty provisions relating to territorial changes and reveals the flaws in legal regulation which further contributed to the formation of a large community of Hungarians living outside the borders. Having surveyed the historical background, the analysis proceeds to examine the impact of historical traditions on the underlying motives and current domestic regulation of preferential naturalization. Evidence includes the broad scope of eligible persons, the wide range of documents accepted to prove descent, the verification of the required command of language, and the practical implementation of the procedure of naturalization. Research findings convincingly display the far-reaching effects of historical traditions on the regulation and practice of preferential naturalization in Hungary.

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Unilateral Expansionism: Hungarian Citizenship and Franchise Politics and their Effects on the Hungarian-Romanian Relations

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Concepts of Citizenship in Eastern and Western Europe

Concepts of Citizenship in Eastern and Western Europe

Between the Word of the Law and Practice: a Case of the Hungarian Speakers in Serbia

The impact of historical traditions on the regulation and practice of the preferential naturalization of Hungarians living outside the borders

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