| ID | 153227 |
| Title Proper | cool welcome and the responses to it |
| Other Title Information | Australian-Hungarians negotiate social reality in Hungary after 1989 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Andits, Petra |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the social aspects of Australian-Hungarians’ return to Hungary after the collapse of communism. I suggest that one of the most disillusioning aspects of homecoming for this group of Australian-Hungarians was the cold welcome they received from those who had stayed behind. The main task of this article is to analyse how returnees grappled with the negative attitudes of the stayees. Three major strategies are identified by means of which returnees facilitated their feeling of belonging: contestation, acceptance or dismissal of stayees’ perspectives. Returnees’ efforts to achieve a sense of belonging suggest that the nature of national membership is fundamentally fragile and porous and underlines that self-definitions are far from being either unconditional or ascribed. By placing contrasting narratives side by side, this article draws attention to the intersubjective elements involved in defining belonging. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 24, No.3; Jun 2017: p.295-312 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2017-06 24, 3 |
| Key Words | Hungary ; Home ; Belonging ; Return Migration ; Post-Socialism |