Madžarska narodna skupnost v času demokratičnih družbenih sprememb in osamosvojitve Republike Slovenije

Topics: constitutions | minority rights | legal regulation | independence
COBISS.SI-ID: 198775043

Dr. Göncz’s monograph fills one of the major gaps in the study of recent history and scientific publications on the processes of transition in Slovenia and the independence of the Slovenian state in the 1980s and early 1990s. It presents these historical events and the broader social context in a systematic, documented, transparent, and comprehensive manner, paying particular attention to the situation and position, legal and social status, rights and protection, internal processes and events, and the role of the Hungarian national community during this time and in the dynamic social processes. The author emphasizes that, like the majority nation, members of the Hungarian national community experienced the process of Slovenian independence, which they supported, while at the same time sharing the fate of the religion in which they live, which found itself in economic crisis. In addition to the importance of minority organization and participation and the economy for the Hungarians of Pomurje, he particularly emphasizes the importance of minority language, culture, education, and information for the preservation of a specific identity and the existence of the Hungarian national community.

From a review by Prof. Mitja Žagar, PhD.