http://hdl.handle.net/11716/5820 2026-04-09T00:35:35Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/13584 Ruch Autonomii Śląska Zweiffel, Łukasz The author of the article concentrates on Silesian regionalists, primarily on the Silesian Autonomy Movement, its social activity as well as political, cultural, and social perception of this activity. Silesian regionalism was a considerable surprise for many Poles. For some of them, the postulates proposed by the Movement seem not only unprecedented in the history of Poland but also threatening the territorial integrity of the country. Public discussions about the Movement are dominated by emotions, not factual arguments, and lack scientific view on the matter. The article aims at filling at least a part of this gap. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/13583 Etnoregionalizm w Słowenii (włoska i węgierska wspólnoty narodowe i romska grupa etniczna) Zawistowska, Renata Slovenia is a small country located in the place where south-western corner of Central Europe meets the Western Balkans. Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia from 1991 and the act of national minorities of 1994 granted Italian and Hungarian national minorities with the status of self-governing commonwealths and the Rom minority with the status of an ethnic group. They have the right to choose their own representatives in the city council if at least 10 people who belong to the national minority or the Rom ethic group live in the city. City councilors representing the Italian and Hungarian commonwealths as well as the Rom ethnic group create structures that represent their interests. The Italian and Hungarian commonwealths have the right to one parliamentary mandate in the National Assembly. The Italian commonwealth is concentrated in the seaside area, and the Hungarian commonwealth in Prekmurje. The authorities of the independent Republic of Slovenia are of the opinion that the status of people belonging to the national minorities originating from the nations of the former Yugoslavia will be regulated by the laws of Slovenia and the European Union. The way that ethic problems are solved in Slovenia can be regarded as exemplary. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/13582 Mniejszości narodowe, problem autonomii i etnoregionalizmu w Słowacji Zawistowska, Renata The Constitution of Independence of the Slovak Republic guaranteed all rights that are in accordance with international standards to the national minorities and ethnic groups. All national minorities have their representatives in local self-governments. Hungarians who live in Slovakia have their members in the Slovakian parliament. According to official data, the most numerous national minority in Slovakia are Hungarians. The idea of autonomy and ethnoregions developed in the 1990s and forced by some of the Hungarian minority leaders caused severe counteractions from the Slovakian nationalists. A group of politicians from the Hungarian minority oriented towards cooperation with Slovaks established a party called Most-Hid. The second party of the Hungarian minority that has two MEPs is the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Magyar Közösség Pártja) which is supported by the Hungarian government. During the national census in 2011, 105 738 (2,0%) Roms registered in Slovakia. Experts estimate that their actual number is over a million. The major problem among Roms is unemployment. In the north-eastern Slovakia, Lemkos, who no longer want to be identified as Ukrainians, are beginning to claim their rights. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/13581 Litwa, Łotwa, Estonia Solska, Magdalena The article compares ethic parties in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The author reconstructs the context in which ethnic parties were established, development of the organizations as well as their ideological profile. The second part of the article is devoted to the role that the parties played in the processes of inter-party competition, especially on the national level. Due to the fact that the parties in Latvia and Lithuania managed to obtain seats in the European Parliament, the article emphasizes their role in programming the interests of national minorities in Europe. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z