A Commentary on the Rights of the Hungarian Minority in Transcarpathia
An evaluative analysis by Csilla Fedinec, published in Jelen, on the results of Hungarian–Ukrainian negotiations on minority rights.
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Transylvania in Hungarian Public Consciousness Before and After Trianon.
Our colleague, Béni L. Balogh, gave a lecture on the Day of National Cohesion on June 4, 2026, as part of the Public Affairs Café (Közéleti Kávéház) event series in Timișoara. The title of his lecture was: "Transylvania in Hungarian Public Consciousness Before and After Trianon." Following the lecture, Bartha Csaba conducted an interview with the speaker.
The Historical Construction of Ukrainian Identity
8 June 2026
Csilla Fedinec will participate and give a presentation at the conference titled Constitution-Making, Identity Building and Migration in Ukraine on 9 June 2026.
Ukraine's path to EU runs through this small Hungarian community in Carpathians
4 June 2026
Csilla Fedinec spoke to The Kyiv Independent on Hungarian–Ukrainian relations
Nándor Bárdi on Klubrádió
3 June 2026
On May 29 on Klubrádió’s program A világ urai, Sándor Szénási interviewed Nándor Bárdi about the recent decades of Hungarian minority communities.
Szijjártó’s 11 Points Were Never Intended as a Basis for Agreement - Csilla Fedinec on the Ukrainian-Hungarian relations
2 June 2026
Why has the Hungarian government led by Fidesz turned a neighbouring country into a main adversary, and what is the reality behind the alleged disenfranchisement of Hungarians in Transcarpathia? In the 27 May episode of the Jelen Podcast, Zoltán Lakner spoke with Csilla Fedinec in order to look beyond political rhetoric and, based on facts, explore the real driving forces of Hungarian–Ukrainian relations
The 30th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (New York, Columbia U, 28-30 May)
The Association for the Study of Nationalities will hold its 30th Annual World Congress at Columbia University in New York from May 28–30, 2026, with Balázs Dobos and Balázs Vizi among the participants.
Between Cultural Appropriation and Ethnic Shifting
22 May 2026
Gergely Pulay will present at the conference Between Cultural Appropriation and Ethnic Shifting, organized from 27 to 29 May by the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. His presentation is titled Cultural Appropriation and the Urban Margins of the Post-Socialist European Periphery.
Conference Presentations by the Working Group for Jewish Studies
19 May 2026
On 21 May 2026 Viktória Bányai will present at the conference of the Association for Historic Building Conservation (RÉKE), and Tamás Turán will give a plenary lecture at the 16th Hungarian Conference on Classical Studies.
Dialogues on Europe
On the occasion of Europe Day, an international forum titled “Dialogues on Europe” was held in Uzhhorod, where Csilla Fedinec also took part.