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<p>Following World War II, Hungary fell under the influence and surveillance of the Soviet Union. This resulted in the Hungarian Workers’ Party assuming complete control over the nation. After the defeat of the 1956 Revolution, the ruling party re-formed as the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, and after a few years of preparatory work, it composed its Roma policy of forced assimilation. This study presents the Roma policy of the single party state as carried out in the county of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen. This county had the largest Roma population and was simultaneously designated for major socialist industrialisation and social engineering. Following the transition to democracy in 1989/90, numerous sociological and anthropological studies were conducted in the region, and this location remains highly emphasised in Hungarian social sciences. In presenting the nationwide Roma policy, I have used my source publication, while in examining policy execution in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen county, I have relied on the county archives.</p>
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Following World War II, Hungary fell under the influence and surveillance of the Soviet Union. This resulted in the Hungarian Workers’ Party assuming complete control over the nation. After the defeat of the 1956 Revolution, the ruling party re-formed as the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, and after a few years of preparatory work, it composed its Roma policy of forced assimilation. This study presents the Roma policy of the single party state as carried out in the county of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen. This county had the largest Roma population and was simultaneously designated for major socialist industrialisation and social engineering. Following the transition to democracy in 1989/90, numerous sociological and anthropological studies were conducted in the region, and this location remains highly emphasised in Hungarian social sciences. In presenting the nationwide Roma policy, I have used my source publication, while in examining policy execution in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen county, I have relied on the county archives.

Execution of Forced “Gypsy” Assimilation Policy in Hungary during the Socialist Era

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary Kálvin Square 9

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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Following World War II, Hungary fell under the influence and surveillance of the Soviet Union. This resulted in the Hungarian Workers’ Party assuming complete...

Execution of Forced “Gypsy” Assimilation Policy in Hungary during the Socialist Era

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2023

Páginas: 129 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig89.dec22.129-153

Palabras clave
Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, Roma policy, forced assimilation, county policy execution, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County

© 2022 Tamás Hajnáczky, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Execution of Forced “Gypsy” Assimilation Policy in Hungary during the Socialist Era

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2023

Páginas: 129 - 153

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig89.dec22.129-153

Palabras claveHungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, Roma policy, forced assimilation, county policy execution, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County

© 2022 Tamás Hajnáczky, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, Roma policy, forced assimilation, county policy execution, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County