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andor csizmadia, the social-politician
andor csizmadia, the social-politician
Janka Teodóra Nagy
Abstract
Csizmadia Andor, who used to be the head of the law history department in Pecs university
from 1958-1980 is first of all regarded as a law historian by the professionals. However,
while reviewing his publications related with the history of administration, a distinct group of
studies and articles on social administration and social law can also be found. These studies
completed with his practical activity carried out in this same field during his freshman’s years,
and also with his social political historical and social political studies, which assimilate his
experiences while working on the concepts of government development 1960-1985, can be
suitable to draw the social political portrait of the renowned law historian.
Csizmadia Andor, the law historian was an outstanding character of the Hungarian social
politics and of the social law also. Just like in case of law history, he also had outstanding
merits maintaining the continuity in this field. His character and his career spanned and
bridged different eras. His start and formation of his social political notions took place in the
most impulsive years between the two world wars, in the era of the „productive social politics”.
After the Second World War he played significant role in creating and forming social policy of
the socialist state, and beside having written one of the standard work of the Hungarian social
politics history, on the eve of the regime change, when the social politics re-consolidated again,
he made attempts to compose a new social political concept. 1
Csizmadia Andor, who used to be the head of the law history department at Pécs University
from 1958-1980, is first and foremost recognized as a law historian by the professionals.
However, while reviewing his publications related with the history of administration there is a
characteristically distinct group of studies and articles on social administration and social law.
These studies completed with his practical activity done in this same field during his freshman’s
years and also with social politics historical and social political studies which assimilate his
experiences while working on the concepts of government development between 1960-1985,
could be suitable to draw the social political portrait of the renown law historian. 2
1 Lector: Prof. István Kajtár DSc
2 Kajtár 1980, 1987, 2001, Nagy J. 2005, 2010.
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