Associations and Communities in Hungary in the Second Half of the 19th Century

The 19th cen­tury saw a boom in the or­gan­isa­tion of civil com­munit­ies all European coun­tries. Le­gis­lat­ive changes gave room for in­sti­tu­tion­al­isa­tion as­so­ci­ations, clubs and circles, as res­ult num­ber these or­gan­isa­tions mul­ti­plied. Re­search on as­so­ci­ations is mul­ti­fa­ceted task, they cover range dis­cip­lines de­pend­ing their type. Their lit­er­at­ure ap­proaches are there­fore di­verse. Cul­tural his­tory, so­cial so­ci­ology, stat­ist­ics, legal lit­er­ary his­tory eth­no­graphy can play role study as­so­ci­ations. present ex­am­ines types, mem­ber­ship Hun­gary com­par­ison.