Hugary's minority policy after 1990. Self-government of the German national minority

This diploma thesis, which is focused on Hungary's minority policy after 1990 and self-government of the German national minorty, is divided into four main parts. In the first part of the thesis (Chapters I-III) I discuss the theoretic background regarding the terms "minority" and "minority policy" and furthermore the demographic development in the territory of the Republic of Hungary. The changes within the population as a whole and the nationality structure have been reflected here since 1945. This period could be considered as a milestone in the future development ofthe German minority in Hungary. In the second part of the thesis (Chapter IV) I deal with specific aspects of the Hungarian minority policy covering the period 1900 - 1989. The reason for that is the effort to put the historical events, directly affecting the political conception for minority protection or persecution of a given minority, in relation with current situation. Following three periods are in focus: period after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, Post-Trianon Hungary and period of communist dictature. Especially during the last phase, the constant assimilation process of "national" minorities has been rapidly accelerated. In the third part (Chapters V-VII) I show in detail the development of the Hungarian minority politics in the..