Külügyi Szemle - A Magyar Külügyi Intézet folyóirata - 2010 (9. évfolyam)
2010 / 4. szám - DIPLOMÁCIATÖRTÉNET - Kecskés D. Gusztáv: Egy humanitárius csoda anatómiája - az 1956-os magyar menekültek nyugati befogadása
Résumé How can their efficiency be explained? The humanitarian sentiment motivated by the memory of the 2nd World War and the resulting clarification and strengthening of refugee rights contributed to it just as much as did the support of the highly sympathetic West European societies. Also, the highly advantageous composition of the refugees in terms of labour market skills and competitiveness coincided favourably with the era of the „wonder years" in West European economic history. The most important component, however, was the political will of NATO governments, which - in part as a result of the ideological confrontation with the Soviets - ensured continued attention and support for the problem of the Hungarian refugees even once the waves of popular sympathy had receded in the host societies. 168 Külügyi Szemle
