Abstract
This chapter examines the impact of nationalist discourses and policies on the nationhood conceptions of Hungarians living outside the country. Through a survey and in-depth interviews, the empirical research presented here shows how the politicization of diasporic/transborder national identity altered the everyday nationhood of Hungarians gaining access to non-resident citizenship. The chapter shows that non-resident citizenship and voting rights are regarded by Hungarians outside the country as an indication of the Hungarian government’s willingness to help the material and symbolic interests of non-resident Hungarians. Recipients believe that the acquisition of non-resident citizenship compels them to vote for to the kin-state’s nationalist government that invited them to become a member. Moreover, citizenship is also considered a valuable symbolic asset that can be instrumentalized as a means of social closure.
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