Zsófia Kata Vincze [ * 54 ] how can Hungarians ( who are cast as Jewish ) credibly participate in Hungary’s internal and external politics and democracy ? It is argued that the current “Jewish Question” debate in Hungary after 2010 may have less to do with actual Jews and more to do with creating the populist fiction of a homogeneous, isolated, ethnic nation, reminiscent of the ethnic nationalist concepts championed during the s and 1930 s with tragic consequences . 1920 introduction Scholars often find it hard to write about contested present - day issues . Most at least used to ) believe that one needs a certain distance to be able to take a ( dispassionate, analytical view of a situation . Being too close to, or involved in, the examined events might make one short - sighted and increase the risk of having a biased perspective . Remaining aware of this pitfall and taking a reflective stance about my anthropological, subjective perspective as an ethnologist observing the Budapest Je...
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