BETWEEN AUTONOMY AND INTEGRATION: TRANSYLVANIAN ELITES
IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD
BETWEEN AUTONOMY AND INTEGRATION: TRANSYLVANIAN ELITES
IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD
Author(s): Cornel SigmireanSubject(s): Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Political history, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane Gheorghe Şincai al Academiei Române
Keywords: elites; Transylvanian elites; Romania; interwar; national identity; regionalism; political history;
Summary/Abstract: This study examines the integration of Transylvania into Romania following the Union of 1918. It analyses the complex relationship between Transylvanian elites and those of the Old Kingdom and explores the emergence of regionalist tendencies and aspirations for autonomy. Despite these tensions, this paper argues that the integration process was swift and successful. Through the quantitative analysis of political elites, this study demonstrates the significant representation of Transylvanian intelligentsia into Romanian central politics during the interwar period. This paper highlights the unique trajectory of Romanian nation-building and the effective incorporation of Transylvania into the Romanian state.
Journal: Anuarul Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane »Gheorghe Şincai« al Academiei Române
- Issue Year: 27/2024
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 17-28
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
