In der Gefangenschaft der Politik. Kontaktversuche zwischen ungarndeutschen Verbänden in Ungarn und der BRD (1960–1970)
In the captivity of politics. Attempts at contact between Hungarian-German associations in Hungary and the FRG (1960-1970)

Summary/Abstract: This study initially presents the circumstances that largely determined the situation of ethnic Germans in Hungary during the first two decades of communist rule. As the community was permanently torn apart by the post-war expulsions, a survey is made of the opportunities for contacts between the two parts of the community and their representative organizations (the Democratic Association of Hungarian Germans and the Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn [Homeland Association of Germans from Hungary]). The analysis examines how these representatives perceived the situation of the other part of the community. What did they consider to be the main problems and which issues did they address in their discussions? The study then turns to the efforts and institutional means of the authorities to control the activities of these organizations.

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