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In the period from November 1989 to 2008 new enactment about state of national minorities and ethnical groups was created. Slovak Republic became signatory to international treaties about human rights related to national minorities and ethnic groups. Regularization of the state of national minorities and ethnical groups is made by the complex of articles. The most distinguished is the article about...
The aim of this study is to introduce three elements of structural characteristics of business activity - economic organisation with legal entities, private enterprises and foreign investments - in connection to Southern Slovakia and to draw attention to significant regional differences in business activities relating to the state and/or Southern Slovakia. Whilst examining these activities in different...
The Hungarian minority in Slovakia and its representation play a significant role in the social and political life of Slovakia. Since 1989 the relationship toward this minority from the perspective of the governmental policy has become a barometer of pro-Europeanism and often even pro-democracy of the governmental groups. This is a result of the importance of the issue of national minorities within...
Consolidation of national character of state, retrograde of social atmosphere in relation to Hungarian minority continued in 2008. Henceforth the government activity was based on established legislative and international norms in area of national relationships, together with strengthening of patriotism policy and as well as consolidation of aspects which made conditions for improvement of knowledge...
The article is concerned with organization of institutional base of minority policy in the Slovak republic. It is possible to allege that considerable care of these institutions was given to the theme of Slovakian Hungarians. Primarily official institutions came out from dominant position of Slovak nation in the Slovak Republic, from which they deduced their activities to national minorities. The...
A special way of the land redistribution - inner colonization existed during the Land reform in Czechoslovakia in 1918-1938. Three colonies were established in the East Slovakia (Velke Kapusany, Streda nad Bodrogom a Botany). People who came to the colonies sought improving their economic position and social situation. They wanted to reach the self-sufficiency for them and their family. Land area...
The status of Hungarian minority has changed after the formation of Czechoslovak Republic. Attitudes of Hungarian inhabitants who lived in Slovakia were not constant to Czechoslovak Republic. They changed under influence of political progress. In Slovakia existed two major Hungarian parties - Orszagos Keresztenyiszocialista Part and Magyar Nemzeti Part, besides them there were some minor parties....
The contribution concerns the question of the Slovak-Hungarian relationships in 2008. It analyzes various factors, which influenced development of those relationships in 2008. It pays attention to policy of the Party of the Hungarian coalition and some causes, which influenced development of Slovak-Hungarian relationships, mostly theme of autonomy, activities of the Slovak national party and its top...
Attitudes of German and Hungarian inhabitants who lived in Slovakia were not constant to Czechoslovak Republic. They changed under the influence of political progress. The main factors were geographical heterogeneity and different political orientations. The most important difference was between members of German minority who lived in Bratislava (gathered in Karptendeutsche Partei) and Germans who...
(Slovak title:Romovia na juznom Slovensku na zaklade celouhorskeho supisu z roku 1893 (problemy pocetnosti, narodnostnej prislusnosti). Brief and summary facts about Romany people continually settled in the south Slovakia are given in the contribution, especially in region inhabited by Hungarian minority from Middle Ages. Main priority is to follow multiplicity, language and nationality of Romany...
The paper deals with problems of the Hungarian minority in Czechoslovakia and Slovakia in the 20th century. It monitors the perception of history on the example of anti-Hungarian measures after the Second World War on the basic of results of sociology – socio-psychological research of Institute of Social Sciences in Košice.
The article deals with the Hungarian minority parties in Slovakia in the thirtieth years of 20th century. It describes their political activities, political orientation of these political parties and attitudes of Hungarian inhabitants toward Czechoslovak Republic.
The paper analyse concisely a history of Hungarian community in Czechoslovak Republic after 1918. Similarly as the majority society – Slovaks, the Hungarians underwent a dramatic flow of changes – adaption to conditions of the First Republic (1945 – 1948), a period of communist dictate and democratic changes after November 1989. Each of these periods affected lives of Hungarians living in Slovakia...
The article is devoted to the situation of the Hungarian minority in 1960s. It mainly deals with the situation in 1968, legislative activities towards ensuring minority rights by the Communist Party authorities, public bodies and proposals based on the initiative of the Hungarian minority institutions.
The paper analyses the status of members of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia at the end of 1950s and beginning of 1960s. The topic concerns the conditions of the society governed by the ruling Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. It is shown that Hungarian community was not perceived as an independent ethno-social entity and that ethnic policy of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in relation to...
In our study we intend to highlight the importance of biographical sources by the intellectual generation of Hungarians living in Czechoslovakia, namely by the biographies of leading personalities form the Sarló (Sickle) Movement and the Circles of Prochaska. Besides the presentation of the methodology of biographies the study deals with the two examined youth movements. Within presents the reminiscences...
The paper is analysing causes and character of irredentist activities of Hungarian governments in relation to Czechoslovakia during the monitored period. Principal aim of irredenta was to establish an alternative to the direct annexation of Slovakia, or at least of part of the Slovak territory inhabited by the Hungarian minority. The goal of irredenta, besides other, was also to reinforce ethnic awareness...
The paper deals with the analysis of election results, in particular parliamentary election, to the Chamber of Deputies of the National Assembly in the interwar period. Districts Levice, Rožňava and Veľké Kapušany are compared. The attention is focused on the national composition and social structure and its effect on the political process and parliamentary results in mentioned districts. District...
The paper deals with the basic issues of political development of Hungarian opposition parties during the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic (CSR). Within the frame of a parliamentary democracy in CSR the whole array of political parties was active, including political associations based on the ethnic principle. Among the Hungarian community the primary role was played by the Provincial Christian...
The paper is devoted to the status of the Hungarian minority’s teachers in Slovakia after the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic (CSR) at the end of 1918. The CSR was a state including several ethnic minorities. Hungarians were the most numerous ethnic minorities in the Slovak parts. After the foundation of the CSR, the economic, political, social and ideological situation in the country changed...
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