Report on 'Nationhood in the Carpathian region. Hungarians and their neighbors - sociological perspectives' - a joint conference of the Hungarian Sociological Association and the Hungarian Department of Sociology and Social Work of Bábes-Bolyai University

Abstract

The annual conference of the Hungarian Sociological Association was held between 27-29th of November, 2014 in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), Romania. The topics of this conference were built around the concept of ‘being Hungarian’ and investigated nationhood and minority from a sociological perspective. The conference involved the Hungarian paradigm (which exists both within Hungary and outside its borders as well), thus it highlighted the importance of individual cultural background.