Extra-Territorial Ethnic Politics, Discourses and Identities in Hungary

This book explores the causes and consequences of the discursive and legal construction of the Hungarian transborder nation through the institutionalization of non-resident citizenship and voting. Through the in-depth analysis of Hungarian transborder and diaspora politics, this book investigates how the political engagement of non-resident Hungarians impacts inter- and intra-state ethnic relations. In addition, the research also explores how institutional changes and shifting discursive strategies reify and redefine ethnic belonging narratives and the self-perception of Hungarians living outside the country. The research uses a multidisciplinary qualitative methodology which includes institutional (historical, rational choice and sociological) analysis, discourse analysis as well as interpretive methods. Through the inventive application of multiple methodologies, the book goes beyond the mostly institutional/legal analysis dominant in the study of citizenship.

Goes beyond the mostly institutional/legal analysis dominant in the study of citizenship Offers a comprehensive overview of citizenship debates in postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe Examines the bottom-up impact of nationalist discourses and policies on the nationhood conceptions of Hungarians living outside the country

Autorentext

Szabolcs Pogonyi is Associate Professor in the Nationalism Studies Program at Central European University. His current research focuses on diasporic nation building, transborder minorities, non-resident citizenship and external voting.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Chapter 1: Citizenship and nation-building in post-Communist Central Eastern Europe.- Chapter 2: Kin-citizenship in the European context.- Chapter 3: Kin-citizenship in Hungary. From external minority protection to transborder nation building.- Chapter 4: Extraterritorial nation-building, inter-state relations and transboder minority mobilizaton in Hungary.- Chapter 5: Citizenship as a commitment: everyday perspectives on non-resident citizenship and voting rights in the Hungarian diaspora.- Conclusion.