Acta Univ. Sapientiae, Social Analysis, 14 (2024) 52–71
DOI: 10.47745/aussoc-2024-0004
Abstract. The National Council of the Hungarian Ethnic Minority (HNC) in Serbia is an autonomous institution of the autochthonous Hungarian national minority of Serbia.The already existing HNC became legal in the 2000s, when the democratization of Serbia took place.Since then, it has become a success story for both the community and Serbia due to the devotion of the Hungarian minority.In this article, we review the relevant legal background and the role the institution has been playing in the everyday life of the Hungarian community.In doing so, with attention to the limited nature of available literature, we also rely on the findings of an interview, realized recently with the leaders of the HNC, for a better presentation of the significance of this umbrella organization of the Hungarian cultural autonomy in Serbia.
Keywords: Serbia, Hungarian minority, autonomy, cultural autonomy, minority rights
SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA
The Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania is the independent university of the Hungarian community in Romania, which aims at providing education to the members of our community and performing scientific research on a high professional level.
Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania,
Scientia Publishing House
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae
RO 400112 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Str. Matei Corvin nr. 4.
Email: acta @ acta.sapientia.ro
