Description of the History of International Relations Subprogramme
Following the introduction of the Bologna system's disciplinary training in history (BA, MA), a specialization in the history of international relations has been operating at both levels of education. This specialization has consistently attracted considerable interest. This fact justified the establishment of the doctoral subprogram in the history of international relations, which has been led by associate professor Dr. habil. Róbert Barta since 2012. The teaching staff of the subprogram primarily consists of faculty members of the Department of World History within the Institute of History at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen. However, due to the nature of the PhD research topics included in the subprogramme, such as various international aspects of Hungarian history, colleagues specializing in Hungarian history are also involved as supervisors and lecturers. The subprogram accepts all PhD research topics whose themes align with world history, the history of diplomacy, the global historical interconnections of Hungary and the Central and Eastern European region, as well as the international dimensions of Hungarian and world military history.
Present Members of The Subprogramme
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Name |
Degree |
Position and Affiliation |
Academic Profile |
Publications |
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Róbert Barta (Head of the Subprogramme) |
PhD (1996) |
associate professor (UD) |
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Csaba Lévai |
PhD (2000) |
professor (DE) |
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Attila Györkös |
PhD (2005) |
associate professor (UD) |
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Katalin Schrek |
PhD (2018) |
assistant professor (UD) |
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László Pallai |
PhD (2002) |
assistant professor (UD) |
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Gábor Demeter |
PhD (2007) |
senior research fellow (ELTE RCH IH) |
Conferences and Publications
- IV. International Congress of Polish History, October 19–22, 2022 – Kraków, Poland (Paper)
Nation, Statehood, and Historiography in East- and East-Central Europe. Niederhauser 100 – International Conference in Memory of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Emil Niederhauser, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, September 28–29, 2023 (Paper: The Land Between. East Europe in the 20th Century British Historiography; Session chair: Case Studies from Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century) - Hungarian Volunteers in the Winter War, Plenary Paper – University of Jyväskylä, Suomi-Unkari Seura, May 8, 2024, Jyväskylä, Finland
- I Wojna Światowa i konferencja w Paryżu w historii stosunków międzynarodowych, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of History, November 11, 2018 – Toruń, Poland (Plenary paper: The Great War and the Paris Peace Treaties in the History of International Relations)
- Granice i ludzie. Społeczne następstwa powojennych podziałów państwowych w Europie Centralnej i Wschodniej 1918–1939, International Conference, June 13–14, 2004 – Ciechanowiec, Poland (Plenary paper: Ethnicities and Nations versus Nation States and Political Aspects. The Post-WWI Central and Eastern European Borders in Turmoil)
- Europe – A Century after the First World War, International Conference, University of Oradea, Department of International Relations and European Studies, October 10–12, 2018 – Oradea, Romania (Scientific Committee Member and Chair – Workshop II)
- Small Nations in Between Great Powers, University of Debrecen, Institute of History and University of Jyväskylä, Department of History and Ethnology, October 6–7, 2011 – Debrecen, Hungary (Paper: British Ideas on the Post-WWII Europe and Hungary)
- University of Barcelona – CEI International Affairs (Escuela Diplomatica de Barcelona) International Symposium, November 21, 2016 – Barcelona, Spain (Topic: Remembering 1956)
- Modern History Doctoral Conference, April 30, 2022 – University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of History
- Conference in Memoriam Carlile Aylmer Macartney (1895–1978) and László Péter (1929–2008), School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), University College London and Károli Gáspár University, April 5, 2024 – Budapest (Paper: C. A. Macartney’s View on the History of Hungarian Jewry)
- First Debrecen–Toruń Modern History Symposium, April 25, 2025 – University of Debrecen
Publications
Members and doctoral students of the subprogram publish regularly in the journal Történeti Tanulmányok (Historical Studies, EPA) as well as in the leading Hungarian historical journals such as Századok, Történelmi Szemle, Világtörténet, Múltunk, and Aetas.
A major publication closely related to the teaching and research profile of the subprogram:
- Attila Bárány, Róbert Barta, Attila Györkös, László Pósán, Katalin Schrek, Levente Takács: A nemzetközi kapcsolatok története. Egyetemi tankönyv. (The History of International Relations. University Textbook. Edited by Katalin Schrek. Debrecen, 2020. ISBN: 978-615-81354-1-2)
- English edition: A History of International Relations, Edited by: Katalin Schrek, Contributors: Attila Bárány, Róbert Barta, Attila Györkös, László Pósán, Katalin Schrek, Levente Takács, Associate Editors: Melinda Jakab, Ádám Novák, Translated by: Máté Barta, Debrecen, University of Debrecen Doctoral School of History and Ethnography, 2024. E-book. ISBN: 978-963-490-632-2
- Püski Levente, Sándor Ónadi, Katalin Schrek, Nikoletta Sipos (eds.): Korszakokról korszerűen: A 2022. április 29–30-án megrendezett Modernkortörténeti Doktorandusz Konferencia tanulmányai I. (Modern Approaches to Historical Periods: Proceedings of the Modern History Doctoral Conference, April 29–30, 2022. University of Debrecen, Institute of History, 2023. ISBN: 978-963-490-561-5)
Detailed publication activities of the subprogram’s members can be found in their individual MTMT (Hungarian Scientific Bibliography) profiles.
PhD students of the Subprogramme
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PhD Graduates |
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Name |
Title of doctoral dissertation |
Thesis Supervisor |
Co-Thesis Supervisor |
Date of doctoral defense |
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Anita Uzonyi |
Egy karrierdiplomata a Horthy-korszakban: Újpétery Elemér (1911-2001) életpályája |
Róbert Barta |
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May 30, 2023 |
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Orsolya Fürj |
A brit diplomáciai jelenlét Magyarországon 1924 és 1941 között A British Legation szervezete és működése |
Róbert Barta |
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July 4, 2017 |
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Attila Mester |
Katyń lengyel és magyar visszhangja 1943-1989 |
Róbert Barta |
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January 25, 2016 |
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László Pap |
Magyarország és a második angol-búr háború |
Róbert Barta |
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October 14, 2015 |
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János Szabó |
A puritanizmus hatása az Amerikai Forradalomra – különös tekintettel Új-Anglia kolóniára |
Csaba Lévai |
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August 30, 2016 |
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István Kornél Vida |
The True Cause of Freedom": The Kossuth Emigration and the Hungarians' Participation in the American Civil War. |
Csaba Lévai |
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September 26, 2008 |
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Mahmada Ali Mohamed Quader |
The Place of the Middle East in the British Colonial and Foreign Policy, 1914–1936: Iraq and Palestine as a Case Study |
Csaba Lévai |
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March 14, 2025 |
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Tünde Fruzsina Kertész |
Kállay Miklós volt miniszterelnök emigrációban töltött évei Olaszországban és az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban 1945–1967 között |
László Pallai |
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June 24, 2024 |
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Lajos Forró |
Az 1944/45-ös partizánmegtorlás Magyarkanizsán és környékén, a levéltári iratok tükrében |
László Pallai |
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January 12, 2016 |
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Erzsébet Molnár D. |
Kárpátaljai magyarok a Szovjetunió hadifogoly- és munkatáboraiban |
László Pallai |
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November 3, 2015 |
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Imre Szakál |
Földkérdés és telepítéspolitika Kárpátalján az első Csehszlovák Köztársaság időszakában (1919-1938) |
László Pallai |
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October 28, 2015 |
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Andrea Krasznai |
2001. szeptember 11-e és az új típusú terrorizmus nemzetközi összefüggései |
László Pallai |
Tivadar Szilágyi |
February 15, 2012 |
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Doctoral candidates who have fulfilled all coursework and examination requirements |
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Name |
Title of doctoral dissertation |
Thesis Supervisor |
Co-Thesis Supervisor |
Date of completion of doctoral requirements |
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Ildikó Balogh |
A kárpátaljai magyarság a csehszlovák korszakban |
Róbert Barta |
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August, 2017 |
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Ildikó Császár |
Magyar-olasz kapcsolatok a két világháború között |
Róbert Barta |
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August, 2016 |
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Aletta Gergely |
Utazási irodalom és történelem-magyar utazók Indiában a 19. században |
Róbert Barta |
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August, 2018 |
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Zoltán Hegedűs |
A brit konzervatív párt választási kommunikációja 1945 után |
Róbert Barta |
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August, 2020 |
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Levente Gégény |
Gazdasági hadviselés és fekete kereskedelem a francia forradalom és a napóleoni háborúk idején |
Csaba Lévai |
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August, 2018 |
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Márta Kovács |
Nagy-Britannia India politikájának képe a brit parlamenti és sajtóközvéleményben a 19. század második felében. |
Csaba Lévai |
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August, 2016 |
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Katalin Váradi |
A 19. század második fele fontosabb nemzetközi eseményeinek megjelenés és megítélése a korabeli magyar és osztrák, illetve német (porosz) élclapokban. |
Csaba Lévai |
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August, 2016 |
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Dávid Hendrik |
I. Miksa birodalmi politikája és reformjai |
Attila Györkös |
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August, 2017 |
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Andrea Kiss |
A francia felsőoktatás helyzete az 1968-as diákmozgalmak korában |
Attila Györkös |
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August, 2018 |
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Csaba Bihari |
A kárpátaljai magyar sajtó és a revíziós gondolat |
László Pallai |
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August, 2015 |
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István Bujdosó |
Kárpátaljai magyar kisebbségi szervezetek a független Ukrajnában |
László Pallai |
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August, 2014 |
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János Bujdosó |
Kárpátalja politikai viszonyai 1939-1944 |
László Pallai |
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August, 2014 |
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Zsuzsanna Dolinai (at present: Zsuzsanna Daruda) |
A kárpátajai magyar kisebbség helyzete a független Ukrajnában a jogalkotás tükrében |
László Pallai |
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August, 2018 |
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Marianna Gál |
Ukrajna külkapcsolatai és a Független Államok Közössége |
László Pallai |
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August, 2020 |
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Ádám Iváncsó |
Szlovák emigránsok és a magyar határrevízió: 1918–1943 |
László Pallai |
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August, 2022 |
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András Kosztur |
Eurázsia gondolat és a csehszlovákiai orosz emigráció |
László Pallai |
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August, 2017 |
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Tímea Kulcsár |
Civil szervezetek a Kárpátalján és jogi szabályozásuk |
László Pallai |
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August, 2016 |
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Attila Lukács |
Kárpátaljai magyar szervezetek a két világháború között |
László Pallai |
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August, 2012 |
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Júlia Orosz |
Nő sorsok és szerepek Kárpátalján a második világháborútól 1964-ig |
László Pallai |
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August, 2016 |
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Current doctoral candidates with their expected year of completion of doctoral requirements |
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Name |
Title of doctoral dissertation |
Thesis Supervisor |
Co-Thesis Supervisor |
Date of completion of doctoral requirements |
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Ádám Lengyel |
Magyarország 1945 utáni külpolitikája Afrikában (Egyiptom, Etiópia, Angola, Mozambik) |
Róbert Barta |
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August, 2028 |
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Tibor Nagy |
Emma Goldman társadalomelméleti gondolkodása és ennek hatása Kelet-Közép-Európában |
Csaba Lévai |
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August, 2027 |
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Csenge Mária Tímár |
Velencei-magyar diplomáciai kapcsolatok a Jagelló-kor idején a narratív források tükrében |
Attila Györkös |
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August, 2028 |
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Nicholas Paul Tayler |
The Entangled Histories of Medieval Lotharingia, Hungary and the Vallis Agriensis |
Attila Györkös |
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August, 2026 |
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Viktória Ilona Kiss |
I. Jakab valláspolitikája |
Attila Györkös |
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August, 2025 |
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Tamás Dániel Andrékó |
Osztrák-francia vetélkedés Itáliában (1815-1830) – különös tekintettel az államközi kapcsolatok alakításában való magyar diplomáciai részvételre |
Katalin Schrek |
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August, 2028 |
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Evelin Gliga |
Erzsébet császárné kapcsolatrendszerének feltérképezése Bécstől Londonig (1867-1890) |
Katalin Schrek |
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August, 2025 |
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Csongor Gáspár Tornai |
Gyöngyösi János külügyminiszteri tevékenysége |
László Pallai |
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August, 2028 |
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Kitti Kecskés |
Egy székely település, Csíkkozmás a romániai szocializmus idején 1965-1989 |
László Pallai |
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August, 2027 |
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Ingrid Lőrinc |
Ukrajna és az Európai Unió külkapcsolatai |
László Pallai |
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August, 2027 |
National and International Academic Collaborations
The following Hungarian research institutions and individual scholars have participated in our conferences:
- Eszterházy Károly University (EKE): Ignác Romsics
- University of Pécs (PTE): György Bebesi, Attila Kolontári
- Institute of History, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA BTK TTI): Balázs Ablonczy, Ákos Bartha, Gábor Demeter, Gergely Romsics
- Subcommittee on the History of World War II, Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Tamás Stark
- VERITAS Research Institute and Archives for History: Attila Seres
We maintain active cooperation with the following international universities and research institutions:
- University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Anssi Halmesvirta, Pertti Ahonen
- University College London, United Kingdom: Thomas Lorman
- University of Bradford, United Kingdom: Gábor Báthonyi
- University of Prešov, Slovakia: Peter Kónya
- Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Berehove, Ukraine: György Csatáry, György Dancs, Imre Szakál, Natália Váradi
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland: Dorota Michaluk, Krzysztof Kania, Roman Czaja
- Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany: Peter Hoeres
Current dissertation topics
Róbert Barta
- Historical Antecedents of International Relations and European Integration
- The Impact of 20th-Century Global Historical Processes on the Development of Hungary and Central Eastern Europe
- Historical Roots of Military Theories from the 18th to the 20th Century
- Politics, Society, Institutional Systems, and Political Thought in 19th- and 20th-Century Hungary
- Western Hungarian Emigration and the Hungarian Regime Change, 1985–1990
- The Modernization of the Jewish Community in Central Eastern Europe and Hungary in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- Political Careers and Career Trajectories in 19th- and 20th-Century Global and Hungarian History
- International Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- British History and British-Hungarian Relations in the 20th Century
Csaba Lévai
- Political Conditions, Diplomatic Relations, and Intellectual Life in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- Economic History of Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- The History of the American Revolution, with Particular Emphasis on Its Intellectual Background and Historiography
- The History of the United States from Its Origins to the First World War, with Special Attention to the Emergence and Development of Slaveholding Systems
- The History of the Early Modern Transatlantic Slave Trade
- The History of Hungarian–American Relations
- Historiography in the United States
Attila Györkös
- Diplomacy and Representation in the 15th and 16th Centuries
- European Military History in the Late Middle Ages
Katalin Schrek
- Foreign Relations and Foreign Policy Orientation of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
- History of International Relations in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- The Eastern Question within the System of European Great Powers
- The Geopolitical Position of the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- The Diplomatic Roles of Aristocrats in Hungarian and Global Historical Contexts
László Pallai
- Public Policy in the European Union
- Turning Points in 20th-Century German History
- Historical Antecedents of International Relations and European Integration
- State and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- Major Issues in International Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Gábor Demeter
- Diplomatic, Social, and Economic History and Historical Geography of the Balkan Peninsula and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy