Jakabffy és a kisebbségi politika
The study examines the impact and approach to minority politics of Elemér Jakabffy, one of the first vice presidents of the Hungarian National Party in Transylvania and a defining political figure of the interwar period. He was a classically educated minority ideologist and a key figure of liberal conservatism who earned a reputation as one of the most respected Transylvanian politicians in Geneva, a center for European minority struggles in his day. The study uses the example of Jakabffy to elucidate two more general issues within the field of minority politics. The first is whether there is an essential difference between the roles of majority and minority politicians. This part focuses on differences that arise from the fact that majority politicians have the ability to implement a party program while minority politicians must concern themselves with attaining equalityn for their community and preserving their language, culture, and values. The second is whether it is possible to effectively use current categories of political science to interpret events that took place almost a century ago.The study examines the impact and approach to minority politics of Elemér Jakabffy, one of the first vice presidents of the Hungarian National Party in Transylvania and a defining political figure of the interwar period. He was a classically-educated ‘minority ideologist’ and a key figure of liberal conservatism who earned a reputation as one of the most respected Transylvanian politicians in Geneva, a center for European minority struggles in his day. The study uses the example of Jakabffy to elucidate two more general issues within the field of minority politics. The first is whether there is an essential difference between the roles of majority and minority politicians. This part focuses on differences that arise from the fact that majority politicians have the ability to implement a party program while minority politicians must concern themselves with attaining equality for their community and preserving their language, culture, and values. The second is whether it is possible to effectively use current categories of political science to interpret events that took place almost a century ago.The study examines the impact and approach to minority politics of Elemér Jakabffy, one of the first vice presidents of the Hungarian National Party in Transylvania and a defining political figure of the interwar period. He was a classically-educated ‘minority ideologist’ and a key figure of liberal conservatism who earned a reputation as one of the most respected Transylvanian politicians in Geneva, a center for European minority struggles in his day. The study uses the example of Jakabffy to elucidate two more general issues within the field of minority politics. The first is whether there is an essential difference between the roles of majority and minority politicians. This part focuses on differences that arise from the fact that majority politicians have the ability to implement a party program while minority politicians must concern themselves with attaining equality for their community and preserving their language, culture, and values. The second is whether it is possible to effectively use current categories of political science to interpret events that took place almost a century ago.
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