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Central European Papers
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2016
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vol. 4
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issue 2
25–37
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Two decades of existence of the First Czechoslovak Republic (CSR) were a time of adaptation of its citizens to the flow of changes, which affected all aspects of political, economic and social life. As a consequence of democratic political system, inhabitants of Czechoslovakia could actively participate in political activities in the Republic. Shortly after establishment of CSR, a number of political parties were founded, including associations representing ethnic minorities. In Slovakia, the most numerous minority was the Hungarian one and next to it the German minority. Similarly like the Slovak majority, also these ethnic groups were represented by several political parties, which associated themselves either with a coalition of ruling parties, or stayed in opposition. The paper analyzes the political development of German minority parties in Slovakia during the existence of the inter-war CSR. The attention is focused upon the differences of political orientation of two major German settlements in Slovakia – the Germans living in Bratislava and its surroundings and German community in the region of Spiš. Whereas the Carpathian German Party, which held a dominant position in Bratislava since its inception at the close of twenties, aspired to be a sole representative of German minority in Slovakia, the Spiš German Party was the most influential in the region of Spiš. Despite being a political representative of overwhelming majority of German minority members in Spiš, it pursued a pro-Hungarian policy and closely cooperated with Hungarian opposition parties. The Spiš German Party refused any form of cooperation with the Carpathian German Party, which during the second half of thirties became a part of the Sudeten German Party and took an active role in spreading of Nazi ideology in Slovakia.
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The article aims to show a little-known chapter in the history of the Romanian communism, the anti-regime activities of dissidents from the Hungarian minority in Transylvania. It argues that the growing repressions of the Romanian authorities against ethnic Hungarians caused the protest activities of their representatives not only within the RCP structures, but also from the intellectual environment. The particular dissidents from the Hungarian community performed their opposition attitude in the beginning mainly at the domestic level. After they did not meet any constructive reaction from the Romanian state, they tried to draw attention on their situation abroad. However, none of these activities met any real success, especially because it was almost impossible to develop any form of organized and coordinated dissent in such a harsh political environment, like the one existing in Ceauşescu’s Romania.
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The aim of the article is to show the multiplicity and diversity of Hungarian ethnic parties existing in the years 1990-1998 within the party system of Slovakia, before the emergence of the Hungarian Coalition Party - Strana mad’arskej koalicie (SMK) in 1998. This text focuses on answering the following questions: (1) who were the parties’ leaders and elites, and whether it is justified to talk about the continuity of personal representation of minorities since 1990; and (2) who voted for different Hun­garian minority parties and whether their unification into the SMK brought with it an electoral bonus. An additional aspect of this is the position of the analyzed parties in the competitive system. The text also tries to answer the question of whether the creation of the SMK led to an intensification of the national split within the Slovakian party system.
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Celem artykułu jest pokazanie wielości i różnorodności partii węgier­skich funkcjonujących w latach 1990-1998 w systemie partyjnym Słowacji, a zatem przed powstaniem w 1998 r. Partii Węgierskiej Koalicji - Strana mad’arskej koalicie (SMK). Tekst ten koncentruje się na odpowiedzi na pytania: 1) kim byli ich liderzy i elita partyjna - czy można mówić o ciągłości personalnej reprezentacji mniejszości od 1990; oraz 2) kto głosował na poszczególne partie mniejszości węgierskiej. Wąt­kiem marginalnym, będzie refleksja na temat, jakie miejsce zajmowały analizowane partie w układzie rywalizacyjnym. Tekst też próbuje odpowiedź na pytanie, czy po­wstanie SMK oznaczało intensyfikację konfliktu narodowościowego w słowackim systemie partyjnym.
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The theme of the paper is the world of selected novels written during the transition by LajosGrendel, the Hungarian writer from Slovakia (Tömegsír 1999, Nálunk, New Hontban 2001, Mátyáskirály New Hontban 2005). These positions can be considered in a broad sense as a trilogy takingplace in the same fictional town of New Hont and its environs. The author sets the multi-ethnicCentral European reality of the period after the regime change in such “absurdist” scenery andpoints to the irrational and insane logic of the world hitting the margins of history. Grendeloutlines the skyline of the national identity and self-esteem disorders, economic mess andpolitical chaos consciously looking at the same time for the most authentic style, language andabsurdist literature genres.
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Tematem artykułu jest świat wybranych, stworzonych w okresie transformacji powieści Lajosa Grendela, węgierskiego pisarza ze Słowacji (Tömegsír 1999, Nálunk, New Hontban 2001, Mátyás király New Hontban 2005). Omawiane pozycje w szerokim sensie mogą być uznane za trylogię rozgrywającą się w tym samym fikcyjnym miasteczku New Hont i w jego okolicach. W takiej „absurdystańskiej” scenerii autor umieszcza wieloetniczną środkowoeuropejską rzeczywistość okresu po przemianach ustrojowych i wskazuje na irracjonalną, szaleńczą logikę tego trafiającego na margines historii świata. Panoramę zaburzeń tożsamości narodowej i poczucia wartości, ekonomicznego bałaganu i politycznego chaosu Grendel nakreśla w taki sposób, że jednocześnieświadomie poszukuje najautentyczniejszego stylu, języka i gatunków literatury absurdystańskiej.
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Serbian aspirations towards European structures. The situation of national minorities and ethnic minorities in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina with particular emphasis on the educational system Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (APV) is an area in the northern part of the Repub­lic of Serbia. This region is inhabited by over 26 national and ethnic minorities, making it the most diverse ethnically area throughout Serbia. On the basis of the Constitution and special statutes in APV the following languages have official status: Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Croatian, Romanian and Ruthenian. In addition, this area is the most economically developed throughout the country. Vojvodina is an example of a well-functioning multi‑ethnic commu­nities living in one territory, which in some regions of the Balkans remains an open problem. Therefore government in Belgrade tries to keep the European image of this autonomy to such an extent, that cyclically there appears information about the possibility of obtaining of the total independence of this territory and the separation from the Republic of Serbia. Para­doxically, such speculations can lead to the destabilization in other regions of Serbia. They did not obtain such a level of autonomy and mentioned speculations inspire some minorities into actions in order to get the certain independence (for example Boshniaks from Sandjak in western Serbia). The central authorities are aware of this fact and try to keep the control over all regions of the country that often can lead to ethnic conflicts. That raises the following question: to what extend wide autonomy of the Vojvodina is true and in corresponding to the constitutional policy, what fields of the life does this autonomy include.
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The Slovak Republic is a state in which a significant proportion of the population is of Hungarian nationality. The aim of the article is to analyse cases of violations of the constitutional rights and freedoms of the Hungarian minority between 1994 and 1998. Both the constitution of the Slovak Republic, adopted in 1992, and the acts of international law to which Slovakia is a party guarantee the rights and freedoms of national minorities and ethnic groups. Between 1994 and 1998, Slovakia was ruled by a coalition government headed by Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar, whose policies led to Slovakia’s isolation in the international arena. During this period, the policy of the Slovak government aimed, on the one hand, at completely marginalising the opposition and, on the other, at restricting the rights of Slovak Hungarians. The study uses the case study method and institutional-legal analysis.
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Republika Słowacka jest państwem, w którym znaczny odsetek populacji stanowią osoby narodowości węgierskiej. Celem artykułu jest analiza przypadków naruszeń konstytucyjnych praw i wolności mniejszości węgierskiej w latach 1994–1998. Zarówno uchwalona w 1992 r. Konstytucja Republiki Słowackiej, jak i akty prawa międzynarodowego, którego Słowacja jest stroną, gwarantują mniejszościom narodowym i grupom etnicznym prawa i wolności. W latach 1994–1998 w Słowacji władzę sprawował koalicyjny rząd z premierem Vladimírem Mečiarem, którego polityka doprowadziła do izolacji Słowacji na arenie międzynarodowej. W okresie tym polityka rządu słowackiego miała na celu z jednej strony całkowitą marginalizację opozycji a z drugiej ograniczanie praw słowackich Węgrów. W opracowaniu wykorzystano metodę studium przypadku i analizę instytucjonalno-prawną.
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