Discontinuity and continuity of identity. Romanian Elites after 1989. Second Part
Discontinuity and continuity of identity. Romanian Elites after 1989. Second Part
Author(s): Radu Baltasiu, Lucian Dumitrescu, Ovidiana Bulumac, Gabriel SăpunaruSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Romania; elites; post 1989; identity;
Summary/Abstract: As opposed to the tension found in Transylvania (due to the Romanian-Magyar relations), in the land of Dobruja, throughout its entire known history, there was no recorded conflict with inter-ethnic or inter-confessional tensions as causes. Romanian intellectual (cultural) elites often take pride in this example of absolute tolerance, even in the absence of a “social contract” that would intercede between ethnical minorities the socioeconomic or cultural-religious reports. In other words, Romania holds the key to the puzzle that the EU is trying to solve for decades: a cultural model, perfectly functional, based on the slogan “Unity in diversity”.
Journal: Etnosfera
- Issue Year: 9/2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-20
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English