Diasporas and Politics
The main issues covered in this book deals with diasporas, the conflicts between the European integration and the international human rights obligations in the shaping of asylum policies in Central and Eastern Europe and the proposals for the formulation of Hungary´s migration policy.
In Part I of the book, Csisárs paper attempts to investigate the reasonings behind the return of a small group of return migrants who left Hungary during or shortly after the revolution of 1956 and returned around the transformation of 1990. Marton´s research on Afghan refugees is taken from the prespective of Afghan teenagers and adults living inHungary and how the cultural differences are balanced out. Nyíri attempts to show that celebrating migration as a patriotic and modern act encourages transnational practices among people who are in the process of or preparing to leave China. Olomoofe provides an analysis of the current cultural trends associated with the presence of a shared Black African social field in Budapest. Juhász´s study focuses on a group of American expatriates living in Budapest and their adaptation to a new environment and whether or not they would consider themselves to have succeeded or failed. This paper looks at how the Americans have adapted to their new environment and what their reasons are for success or failure. Horráth describes how the refugee sub-groups of those ethnic Hungarians who left their Croation homes intending to return home, those wishing to travel on, and those planning to settle down have emerged. In the final paper, the relationship between narrative identity and migration is explored by Kovács. She compares the migration narratives of the Transylvania-Hungary/Austria and Hungary/Austria paths.
In part II of the book, several papers contribute to the description of public administration, legal rules, statistics and practice as elements of the current asylum policy in each country between 1990 and 1999. These countries include the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Poland. The country reports describe how the double external influences on migration and the asylum policies of receiving (transit) countries are endangering the humanitarian commitments and social acceptance of migrants.
The papers in Part III of the book contain a number of proposals, additions, arguments, counter-arguments, considerations and comments on the proposal for the formulation of Hungary´s migration policy.
Table of contents
Part I Diasporas
In Part I of the book, Csisárs paper attempts to investigate the reasonings behind the return of a small group of return migrants who left Hungary during or shortly after the revolution of 1956 and returned around the transformation of 1990. Marton´s research on Afghan refugees is taken from the prespective of Afghan teenagers and adults living inHungary and how the cultural differences are balanced out. Nyíri attempts to show that celebrating migration as a patriotic and modern act encourages transnational practices among people who are in the process of or preparing to leave China. Olomoofe provides an analysis of the current cultural trends associated with the presence of a shared Black African social field in Budapest. Juhász´s study focuses on a group of American expatriates living in Budapest and their adaptation to a new environment and whether or not they would consider themselves to have succeeded or failed. This paper looks at how the Americans have adapted to their new environment and what their reasons are for success or failure. Horráth describes how the refugee sub-groups of those ethnic Hungarians who left their Croation homes intending to return home, those wishing to travel on, and those planning to settle down have emerged. In the final paper, the relationship between narrative identity and migration is explored by Kovács. She compares the migration narratives of the Transylvania-Hungary/Austria and Hungary/Austria paths.
In part II of the book, several papers contribute to the description of public administration, legal rules, statistics and practice as elements of the current asylum policy in each country between 1990 and 1999. These countries include the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Poland. The country reports describe how the double external influences on migration and the asylum policies of receiving (transit) countries are endangering the humanitarian commitments and social acceptance of migrants.
The papers in Part III of the book contain a number of proposals, additions, arguments, counter-arguments, considerations and comments on the proposal for the formulation of Hungary´s migration policy.
Table of contents
Part I Diasporas
Csiszár, Rita: Between East and WestPart II Conflicts between the European integration and the international human rights obligations in the shaping of asylum policiesin Central and Eastern Europe (Country reports)
Marton, Klára: In what ways are the Afghans different?
Nyíri, Pál: Expatriating is patriotic?
Olomoofe, Larry: Africans in Budapest: an emerging subculture?
Juhász, Veronika: Americans in Budapest in the late 1990s
Horváth, Lajos: Some went away – some came to stay (or would have stayed)
Kovács, Éva–Melegh, Attila: “It could have been worse: we could have gone to America”
Tóth, Judit: IntroductionPart III Proposal for the Formulation of Hungary’s Migration Policy with additions, arguments, counter-arguments
Tychtl, Pavel: Czech Republic
Potisepp, Anu –Adamson, Anne: Estonia
Aszalós, Zoltán: Hungary
Kaczmarczyk, Pawel: Poland
Tratar, Maja: Slovenia
Proposal for the Formulation of Hungary’s Migration Policy
Nyíri, Pál: Accession to the Union and Alien Policing Policy:Harmonization or a New Joint Strategy?
Tóth, Pál Péter: Hungarians Throughout the World and in the Neighbouring Countries
Back, András: Considerations Relating to Foreign Politicsand Foreign Affairs
Hárs, Ágnes: Labour Market Protection and Migration
Kováts, András: Social Politics and Migration
Fullerton, Maryellen: A comprehensive migration policy for Hungary:the time is now
Wallace, Claire: Comments on the Proposal for the Formulationof Hungary’s Migration Policy
Published with the kind permission from Prof. Endre Sik
14. 11. 05