The Nation as Epistemic Regime: On the Bucharest Sociological School, State Consolidation and Interethnic Relations
The Nation as Epistemic Regime: On the Bucharest Sociological School, State Consolidation and Interethnic Relations
Author(s): Ion Matei CostinescuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: Bucharest Sociological School; state consolidation; nationalism; epistemic
Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes Bucharest Sociological School from the perspective of state consolidation and interethnic relations. It outlines the constitution of a nationalist epistemic regime linking the Romanian people to territory across a multilayered field of discourse and national boundaries. As case studies, I highlight the monographic action, The Encyclopedia of Ro-mania, and the concurrent development of Hungarian rural sociology. These framed an oscillating policy of inclusion/exclusion towards ethnic minorities.
Journal: Sfera Politicii
- Issue Year: XXI/2013
- Issue No: 175
- Page Range: 70-77
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English