Abstract
By 1998, there seemed to be little need for a major shift in Hungary’s kin-state policy: ethnic Hungarian political parties had become members of governing coalitions in Romania and Slovakia; there were signs of improved interethnic relations throughout the region, despite continuing battles over property restitution and minority language education; Hungary’s EU accession was progressing smoothly, owing in part to the signing of Basic Treaties with its neighbors; and Hungary had become a member of NATO, with Romania and Slovakia not far behind. Yet, at the end of Hungary’s first post-communist decade, there was a significant intensification of Hungary’s diaspora policy, resulting in controversy and tension with European institutions and regional governments.
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Waterbury, M.A. (2010). Kin-State Engagement and European Integration. In: Between State and Nation. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230117310_4
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