Kin-state identity in the European context: Citizenship, nationalism and constitutionalism in Hungary

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The broad objective of this article is to explore the interaction between nationalism and Europeanisation, and the impact of this interaction on constitutionalism at the level of EU member states, using Hungary as a case study. The country reasserted its identity as a kin-state after regime change in 1990, with the relationship between ethnicity/national identity and political community repeatedly taking centre stage in political life and in the field of citizenship legislation. At the same time, the country actively pursued integration into the EU, including a constitutional amendment allowing accession. Despite the potential implications of joining a supranational political entity for the definition of political community, the two parallel processes remained largely disconnected in the political discourse and the broader debate on constitutionalism in the EU has found less resonance in domestic politics than controversy over citizenship and national identity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-48
Number of pages18
JournalNations and Nationalism
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010

Keywords

  • Constitutionalism
  • Europeanisation
  • Hungary
  • Kin-states
  • Nationalism

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