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Naţionalism şi multiculturalism într-o comunitate urbană: Sibiu - capitală culturală Europeană în 2007
Nationalism and multiculturalism in an urban community: the case of Sibiu, European capital of culture 2007
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Abstract A common argument for the nomination of the Romanian city of Sibiu as European Capital of Culture 2007 by the European Commission is the actual local multiculturalism, which makes the city seem somehow different when regarding the more general ethnic background in Romania. The aim of this article is... view more
A common argument for the nomination of the Romanian city of Sibiu as European Capital of Culture 2007 by the European Commission is the actual local multiculturalism, which makes the city seem somehow different when regarding the more general ethnic background in Romania. The aim of this article is therefore to map the local multiculturalism and identify its limits. The conclusion is that the local context is multicultural in fact, yet some ethnic tensions are to be taken into account. These tensions are rather symbolic and still weak, and are related to the way one might conceive local public space. The findings not only confirm the initial supposition, but they could become a starting point for a future comparative analysis of ethnic contexts in Romania.... view less
Keywords
Romania; nationalism; multicultural society; town; ethnic conflict
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 623-639
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 8 (2008) 3
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0