Andrew Ludanyi

Andrew Ludanyi

ANDRÁS LUDÁNYI (Szikszó, 1940) is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Ohio Northern University. His specialty subfields are Comparative Politics and International Relations. His research has focused on inter-ethnic and inter-nationality relations in East Central Europe with particular attention to developments in Transylvania and Voivodina. He has published numerous articles and reviews and edited three books in his research area. His latest publication is “The Legacy of Transylvania in Romanian and Hungarian Historiography” (2011).

ABSENT-MINDED, UNCOERCED AND “PAINLESS” HUNGARIAN ASSIMILATION IN THE UNITED STATES

ABSENT-MINDED , UNCOERCED AND “PAINLESS” Hungarian Assimilation in the United States To understand the American assimilationist momentum, a few basic characteristics of United States history need to be clarified. First, that the USA is a “multi-ethnic and multi-racial nation” without an actual Staatsvolk (official and dominant nationality). What does this

AMERICAN AND HUNGARIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MINORITY ISSUES

Hungarian-Americans have faced a daunting task in lobbying for the rights of Hungarian ethnic minorities of East Central Europe. The challenge has been to overcome American predispositions regarding what is a bona fide minority. The American perspective has been quite different from the Hungarian perspective although both pay lip-service to