The role of Hungarian civil and non-profit organizations in Slovakia

The publication aims to demonstrate and provide comparative analysis on the Hungarian educational and cultural civil and non-profit organizations in Slovakia. First, we defined, the Hungarian civil and non-profit organizations in Slovakia. The next subchapter will clarify the current types and forms of Hungarian civil and non-profit organizations in Slovakia. It deals with their legal regulations and key factors of their operations. Through the three chosen samples of the national organizations we would like to demonstrate and determine the sector itself. We introduce and deal individually with the following three association's past, present situation and current functioning: Civic and Cultural Association of Hungarians in Slovakia (Csemadok), Association of Hungarian Teachers in Slovakia, and Association of Hungarian Parents in Slovakia. We did not only analyse but carry a full research for the previously mentioned three associations. The research is divided into two parts by using different research techniques. The first part contains interviews with the leaders of the previously mentioned three associations about their functioning, efficiency and short term goals. The second part of the research contains questionnaires filled by the local alliances.