Personal Elements - State intentions. The Changes of the Hungarian Migration and the  Migration Policy of Hungary in the 1920s Cover Image

Éléments personnels . intentions étatiques. Changements de la migration hongroise et de la politique de migration de la Hongrie dans les années 1920
Personal Elements - State intentions. The Changes of the Hungarian Migration and the Migration Policy of Hungary in the 1920s

Author(s): Balázs Pálvölgyi
Subject(s): Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: migration policy; refugees; Hungary; 1920s.

Summary/Abstract: World War I completely changed Hungary.s migration situation. While in the pre-war times the country had been a net migration country, after 1918 it became an immigration and an emigration country at the same time. In the aftermaths of the collapse of Austria-Hungary, the losing of vast territories brought about a huge mass of refugees arriving in the country; thus, the 1920s were hallmarked by the large scale influx of refugees from the former domains of the country, constituting an immense burden on the state and a problem practically impossible to resolve with the successor states. Within the League of Nations. system, a new legal framework was elaborated in relation to the refugees.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 55-68
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: French