How Fidesz’s irredentism strains neighbourly relations
How Fidesz’s irredentism strains neighbourly relations
Author(s): GABRIELA GREILINGERSubject(s): Governance, Diplomatic history, Political history, Social history, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Geopolitics
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Hungary’s Fidesz government; Viktor Orbán; “Greater Hungary"; Kingdom of Hungary as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire;
Summary/Abstract: For years, Hungary’s Fidesz government under Viktor Orbán has employed historical revisionism and irredentist symbols in domestic politics. The notion of “Greater Hungary” and grievances over the loss of territories due to the Treaty of Trianon, as well as referring to it as a national trauma, are central to this. While the strategy may help Orbán domestically, it negatively affects Hungary’s relationships with some neighbours.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 03+04 (56)
- Page Range: 95-102
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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