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Europa între “ciocnirea civilizaţiilor” şi „unitate în diversitate”
Europe between “Clash of Civilisations” and “Unity in Diversity”

Author(s): Sebastian Năstuţă
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: majority - minority conflicts; migration; intercultural dialogue; European Union

Summary/Abstract: More than being a political supra-national construction European Union represents a cultural melting-pot where numerous ethnic, religious and culturally-diverse groups coexist. Due to recent migration waves Europe become more diverse than ever. Such a cultural pluralism creates new premises such as rejection of new migrants or of minorities. Is Europe a „clash of civilizations” or a „unity in diversity” as it was projected to be by its ideological founders? This article tries to clarify which of these attributes describe in a realistic manner the EU now. By presenting the consequences of migration, the impact of cultural pluralism (religious and ethnic diversity) on the interaction between majority and minority we’ll try to understand what is the reality about this subject.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 7-27
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Romanian