CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Stroe, Monica-Livia |
|---|---|
| Title | SAXONNESS WITHOUT SAXONS. ETHNICITY AND SYMBOLIC CAPITAL IN A TRANSYLVANIAN TOWN |
| Summary | The present paper stems from the intention to provide an up-to-date overview of the German heritage of Sibiu, one of the seven fortresses founded by them in the medieval period. The Saxons, the German group which lay the founding stone of the city in 1191, have acquired a special visibility in the last eight years, once the city was the site of an ethnic paradox, during the 2000 local elections, won with an absolute majority by the Saxon candidate to the mayor’s office, Klaus Johannis. The election results were an enigma considering that the ethnic composition of the city, dominated by Romanian ethnics in a proportion of 95% and that the election winner was the candidate of the political organization of the German minority (the German Forum). |
| Supervisor | Fox Jon |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/stroe_monica-livia.pdf |
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