Book
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
A Handbook on Post-1956 Hungarian Refugee Relief
From Local Crisis to Global Impact
-
Edited by:
Gusztáv D. Kecskés
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2026
About this book
This volume focuses on the 1956 Hungarian refugee crisis, when 200,000 Hungarians fled to Western Europe and beyond after the Soviet invasion. Although the number of refugees was not outstanding by global standards, the book shows that the event had a thorough impact on international refugee rescue policies worldwide and influenced the development of the Cold War. It provides, first, an up-to-date synthesis of research on Hungarian refugees, the responses to the challenges set by the migration crisis in the host countries, and the activities of international organizations in refugee aid; second, it offers new insights based on previously unknown archival sources; and third, it opens new pathways for exploring historical trends in the study of migration during the Cold War. By providing an overall picture of this central event in Hungarian history, the book furthers our understanding of the historical roots of the currently existing international system of institutions and contemporary migration policies. The volume makes one of the most impactful refugee crises of the twentieth century comparable to other twentieth-century and contemporary migration processes and contributes to current research on historical population movements.
Author / Editor information
Gustáv D. Kecskés, ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of History, Budapest, Hungary; Tamás Scheibner, Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Faculty of Humanities and ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of History, Hungary.
Topics
-
Download PDFPublicly Available
Frontmatter
I -
Download PDFPublicly Available
Contents
V -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Local Crisis and Global Solutions
1 - I The Context
-
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Tree in the Forest? The Hungarian Refugee Crisis in a Global Context
45 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Migration from Eastern and Central Europe during the Cold War
57 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: An Overview
67 - II International Organizations
-
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
77 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The United Nations General Assembly
91 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The UN General Assembly’s Special Committee on Hungary
101 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM)
111 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The League of Red Cross Societies
125 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Roles of Religious Communities and NGOs in Refugee Relief
135 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Philanthropic Organizations: The Ford and the Rockefeller Foundations
145 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Assembly of Captive European Nations (ACEN)
157 - III Aspects and Dimensions
-
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Social Composition and Motivation: A Statistical Approach
171 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Refugee Policy of the Kádár Regime
183 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Repatriating Refugees
193 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Hungarian State Security Forces and the Refugee Crisis in 1956/57
211 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Soviet Union and the Hungarian Refugees in Austria
225 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Refugee Experiences: Witness Accounts
235 - IV Country Studies: Europe
-
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Austria
253 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Yugoslavia
269 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
German Federal Republic
281 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Switzerland
291 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Principality of Liechtenstein
307 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The United Kingdom
315 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Ireland
327 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
France
339 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Belgium
353 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
The Netherlands
365 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Norway
377 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Denmark
387 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Sweden
399 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Finland
411 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Italy
421 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Spain
431 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Portugal
441 - V Country and Regional Studies: Outside Europe
-
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
United States
451 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Canada
463 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Latin America
475 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Brazil
483 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Argentina
495 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Dominican Republic
505 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Peru
513 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Mexico
521 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Turkey
529 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Israel
541 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Australia
557 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Union of South Africa
569 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Appendix
577 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Abbreviations
-
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Index of Persons
603 -
Requires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Index of Places
615
Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
December 31, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9783111316178
Hardcover published on:
December 31, 2025
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111314495
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
9
Main content:
621
Illustrations:
7
Tables:
13
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and students of migration studies, international relations, area studies, Cold War history and historical sociology
Safety & product resources
-
Manufacturer information:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Genthiner Straße 13
10785 Berlin
productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
