Глобализација и регионални културни идентитет
Globalization and Regional Cultural Identity

Author(s): Mirjana Pavlović
Subject(s): Anthropology, Globalization, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: globalization; transition; ethnic/national and regional identity
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the issue of ethnic/regional identity among Serbian national minority living in Timisoara, Romania. We examine how the Serbs perceive the relationship between globalization, which acts as a system of complex, diverse and sometimes contradictory political and cultural processes, and the course of reaffirmation of their regional identity (the Banat district). The analysis shows that the Serbs have not developed a formed perception of the Banat regional identity; however, they do acknowledge the Banat region and Timisoara as places with extraordinary cultural values that represent symbols of European multicultural situation and tolerance. Such an opinion could facilitate the desirable processes of European integration, but at the same time, could intensify the gap within the Serbian community. This gap appears as a difference in cultural and character features, but in fact, it represents a struggle for higher social positions within the Serbian community.

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