Abstract
The authors discuss the survival strategies of Hungarian society during the socialist regime. One such strategy was to avoid open conflicts in the public sphere. New skills are needed to address the social changes since the end of communism in 1989-90. The article illustrates the positive potential in the open expression of public conflicts by examining cases of minority rights in Hungary.
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1. The name “Gypsy” is an eponym (a name attributed to the people concerned by nonmembers, or outsiders) and has derogatory meanings. “Roma” is the preferred endonym (name given to a people by the people themselves), which in their Sanskrit-based language means “person belonging to our group,” or “us.” This article will use the self-chosen name “Roma” to refer to these people.
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2. Ethnic minority act: LXXVII Act of 1993, concerning national ethnic minority rights, proclaimed on 22 July 1993.