kin-state policy
kin-state policy is the Hungarian state’s policy towards Hungarians beyond the borders – in neighbouring countries and in other countries of the world – which strengthens the relationship between the Hungarian state and Hungarian individuals and communities beyond the borders with the aim of the prosperity of the Hungarian nation. It is aimed at preserving the identity of Hungarian communities abroad and passing on Hungarian identity. The Hungarian state’s policy towards Hungarians beyond the border is referred to by the term kin-state policy which has become established in public discourse. Before the First World War kin-state policy referred to the common national minimum of the Hungarian political community and to matters on which they sought to establish a common position independent of party politics. After the First World War the latter interpretation became predominant. This kin-state policy included the politicization of the Hungarian minority in the annexed territories and the main national value after the acquisition of sovereignty was revision. The term disappeared from the political vocabulary after the Second World War along with national sovereignty, and reappeared after the regime change as a policy of the Hungarian state towards Hungarians beyond the borders – in neighbouring countries and in other countries of the world. This includes the protection of minorities in international and bilateral relations, the functioning of the institutional framework of Hungarian-Hungarian relations and the aid policy of the kin-state (motherland).