TY - GEN N1 - p. 85-120 N2 - The multi-ethnic regions of the Habsburg Monarchy became increasingly perceived as places of instability and insecurity after the rise of competing national movements in the mid-nineteenth century. The antagonism between local national elites culminated after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, as all pursued a course aimed at securing a favourable position. As actors of security, the local elites often and typically declared themselves and their respective nations to be existentially threatened and therefore with a legitimate claim to survive the challenges brought on by modern times. To investigate the security dilemmas of the local elites in two different regions of Austria-Hungary – namely in three city municipalities in Bács-Bodrog county in Southern Hungary; and in Vas, Sopron and Moson counties in western Hungary – this study combines methods of historical discourse analysis with approaches taken from security and nationalism studies as well as regional and local history. L1 - http://rcin.org.pl/Content/138258/PDF/WA303_173065_A296-APH-R-121_Szekely.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Acta Poloniae Historica T. 121 (2020) J2 - Local Elites in the Habsburg Monarchy after 1868 PY - 2020 EP - 120 KW - elite (social sciences) - Austro-Hungary KW - Austro-Hungary - social conditions KW - Austro-Hungary - ethnic relations KW - security KW - securitisation KW - nationalism - Austro-Hungary KW - minorities KW - Hungary KW - Austria-Hungary KW - Habsburg empire KW - human security - social aspects KW - cultural security A1 - Székely, Tamás A1 - Csernus-Lukács, Szilveszter A2 - Hartzell, James. Ed. A2 - Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Nauk Historycznych A2 - Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla PB - Instytut Historii PAN VL - 121 CY - Warszawa SP - 85 T1 - Securing Own Position: Challenges Faced by Local Elites after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise UR - http://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/138258 ER -