CÍMLAP
Andits Petra
The bridges of ambivalence
CONTENTS, ABSTRACT
Table of contents
Table of contents
Abstract
Notes
Acknowledgements
I. INTRODUCTION
I. The bridges of ambivalence
II. The research question
III. Theoretical framework
IV. Book outline
V. Methodology
CHAPTER I. HUNGARIANS IN AUSTRALIA
I. Introduction
II. Literature review on Hungarians in Australia
III. Hungarian migration in Australia
IV. The situation of Hungarians in Australia
V. The Hungarian diaspora in a comparative perspective
CHAPTER II. FROM EXILE TO DIASPORA?
I. Introduction
II. The pre-1989 period
III. The post-1989 period
IV. Conclusion
CHAPTER III. PERCEPTIONS OF HOME AND BELONGING
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical considerations
III. Neutral effects of transnational possibilities
IV. Stabilising effects of transnational links
V. Uprooting effects of transnational possibilities and links
VI. Conclusion
CHAPTER IV. REDISCOVERING THE OLD/NEW HUNGARY
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical considerations
III. The effect of changes
IV. Conclusion
CHAPTER V. TRIANON PROTEST
I. Introduction
II. Mobilisation period
III. The protest
IV. Reflections
V. Conclusion
CHAPTER VI. STRUGGLING FOR CULTURAL SURVIVAL
Hungarian Identity discourses in the face of assimilation
I. Introduction
II. Strategies for survival
III. 'Conversation between dead people': The stagnation of the movement
IV. Conclusion
VII. CONCLUSION
I. The bridge which has never been built
II. Theoretical contribution
III. Future research directions
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Abstract
In this book, I examine the ways in which the cultural logic of Hungarian identities in Australia was transformed after the collapse of Eastern European dictatorships in 1989-90. The structural changes after 1989 not only affected the citizens of the Hungarian Republic but had also repercussions for those Hungarians who live outside of the country. The changed political conditions after 1989 enabled new structural possibilities for transnational bridges between the homeland and the diaspora, and opened up new avenues for dialogue between Hungary and Hungarian émigré communities. Three interrelated aspects are scrutinised with regard to the changes and transformations the democratisation of Hungary eventuated in the Australian-Hungarian community. First, I look at the ways in which the new structural possibility opened up new avenues in the dialogue between homeland and diaspora. Second, I examine how the democratisation of Hungary changed the ways Australian-Hungarians think and feel about their identity, belonging and sense of home. Third, I scrutinise the ways in which the repercussions of the regime change transformed Australian-Hungarians' directions for collective action, and sense of agency and empowerment. I argue that the issues associated with the transformation of Australian-Hungarians' sense of self cannot be explained only from particular configurations of global and regional politics, and that some examination of emotions can shed light on previously neglected aspects of identity, identification and belonging.