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Issue 2025/4 of REGIO was published

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The full issue is available on the journal's website.

 

Contents:

Transylvanian and East German refugees in the Hungarian press;

Parliamentary representation of minorities in Italy, Poland, and Hungary;

Civil resistance and student protests in Serbia;

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian scholarship beyond the border

 

Our authors: Ildikó Bajcsi, Nóra Baranyi, Szabolcs Czáboczky, György Tamás Farkas, Veronika Kaszás, Péter Kállai, Balázs Kiss, László Kiss, Ágnes M. Balázs, Ágnes Ordasi, Endre Sik, András Szeibert-Erdős, György Szerbhorváh, Mariann Tarnóczy, Judit Tóth, Balázs Vizi, Nationality Association (Szeged)

A Historical and Legislative Enquiry into the Regulation of the Rights of National Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Ukraine from 1989 to 2024

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Csilla Fedinec's new study has been published in Forum Social Science Review 2025/5.

The issue of the state language, minority languages, and minority rights in general is extensively covered in Ukrainian literature. This study summarizes the developments from the passing of the first Ukrainian language law in 1989 to the end of 2024. It provides a detailed overview of how the content of all basic concepts and legislation has evolved, thereby dispelling many misunderstandings and correcting misinterpretations in propaganda. The issues are examined in both the Ukrainian and international contexts, with examples relating to the Hungarian minority.

The Little Entente Countries and Hungarian Revisionist Policy

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Organized by the Rubicon Institute, at Premier CultCafé, on December 10, 2025, at 6 p.m., László Szarka (Rubicon Institute) held a discussion with Iván Halász (ELTE TK JTI) and Nándor Bárdi (ELTE TK KI) entitled "The Trianon Neighbourhood - The Little Entente Countries and Hungarian Revisionist Policy". The participants in this program will also speak on the subject on Kossuth Radio's program "100 Years Ago" on December 18, 2025, at 8:37 p.m. and on January 8, at the same time.

Minority rights and Ukraine's path to the start of negotiations on EU accession

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Csilla Fedinec’s new study has been published, offering an analysis of three decades of minority rights development in Ukraine: after the early period of openness and pluralism, the strengthening of a state-centric approach reshaped the regulatory framework, followed by further comprehensive legal reforms – partly driven by European integration efforts. The study can be read here.

HUN-REN Data Steward network – one year in, and onward!

Kutatási Dokumentációs Központ

Having started from within the framework of the HUN-REN Data Repository Platform (HUN-REN ARP) project, since October 1st 2024 all institutions of the HUN-REN (Hungarian Research Network) now have a designated data steward (full-time) position. The initiative proved to be of success: it has received support from the HUN-REN HQ for the coming year (in the form of funding as well).

On data protection and anonymization

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The Voices of the 20th Century Archive specifically collects materials from interview research to make them available to registered users. The level of access is determined on the one hand by the restrictions set according to the intentions of the depositing researchers, and on the other hand by data protection considerations arising from the nature of the deposited documents themselves. The RDC is responsible for developing and implementing a system of conditions that meets both donor requests and privacy principles.

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