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

Summary/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, that makes the city to 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 his 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.

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