EDITH OLTAY is a political scientist who received her MA in Political Science with Sociology and Philosophy as minor subjects, from the University of Bonn. She has researched the development of Hungarian parties since 1990 and wrote the book entitled Fidesz and the Reinvention of the Hungarian Center-Right, (Századvég, 2012, 2013) which analyses the place of Fidesz within the Hungarian party system. In recent years, the topic of Hungarian minorities in neighbouring countries has become the focus of her research. She is currently a PhD student at the National University of Public Service in Budapest. Her dissertation focuses on the key aspects of Hungarian kin-state policy: From Status Law to Citizenship: The Redefinition of the Hungarian Nation Concept.