El marco legal húngaro: contexto político, cultural y sociológico

Abstract

In Western European societies, people have accepted the reality of nationhood, but considering that in democracy most nations are similar, and the state should have only a minimal connection with ethnicity. This equilibrium between universalism and particularism was formally declared illegal in Central and South-Eastern Europe under the communism. The events of 1989 involved the end of the “socialist internationalism”. Since then, there has been a debate between universalistic and particularistic discourses in these countries. This debate is the background against which the analysis of the Status Law in Hungary should be seen. This analysis have two important dimensions: the aim to regulate Hungary’s relations with the Hungarian communities in the neighbouring states and the necessity to establish a new position for the Hungarian nation in the present world context.