CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Bunjevac, Lana |
|---|---|
| Title | R??stigraben - Myth or Reality? Challenges Of Multiculturalism In Switzerland |
| Summary | Röstigraben is the linguistic frontier between the German- and the French-speaking Switzerland, but it is also a political expression in Switzerland referring to the cultural mentality difference between the German-speaking majority and the French-speaking minority and the latent conflicts between them. The thesis examines this cultural barrier and I will focus on this relatively modern phenomenon in order to explain the more and more visible growing gap between the German-speaking and the French-speaking Switzerland as well as the stereotypes these two groups have about each other. I will examine primarily the linguistic conflict, but since in Switzerland linguistic and religious cleavages crosscut each other, I will also analyze religious as well as socioeconomic differences. I will show the areas Röstigraben is especially marked in, such as linguistic differences and political decisions, and that this barrier is capable of endangering the unity and cohesion of Switzerland, but not to the extent that the country would fall apart. |
| Supervisor | Kalb, Don |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/bunjevac_lana.pdf |
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