A Sample of Resilient Intercultural Coexistence in Ethnic Hungarian, Serbian and Bulgarian Communities in Western Romania

Berceanu, Iancu-Constantin; Popa, Nicolæ

doi:10.3390/socsci11080320

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“…Another research on territoriality in Serbian and Bulgarian communities took identity and belonging as dimensions (Berceanu & Popa, 2022) [ 84 ]. An important statement of the findings is that ‘the First World War separated two countries or two states, but it cannot break the identity of the intimate connection between the inhabitants’ (p.10).…”

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Otherness measuring scale: design and validation for social sciences

Mateus,

Jabba,

Erazo

et al. 2024

BMC Psychol

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This paper is the result of a scale validation process, applicable to social science research, which allows the constructs of otherness and coexistence and their relationship to be trasnformed into measurable, systematized variables. In turn, this scale is the product of a research project whose main objectives were (i) to demonstrate the relationship between coexistence as an independent variable and otherness as a dependent variable, and (ii) to create and statistically validate a scale to measure both variables, so to use it in applied research. The sample consisted of 600 participants. Three instruments were used: two semantic differentials and a 33-item questionnaire. The application was carried out virtually due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The method includes a mixed type of work, i.e., qualitative, and quantitative procedures. The results showed two factors, the other as strange or foreign and the other as equal. The final scale consisted of 10 items, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.86 and variance explaining 58% of the otherness.

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confidence: 99%

Otherness measuring scale: design and validation for social sciences

Mateus,

Jabba,

Erazo

et al. 2024

BMC Psychol

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“…Later, at the beginning of the 18th century, by fleeing from Ottoman rule, the Bulgarians also arrived in Banat, seeking a decent living after obtaining economic privileges from Habsburg rule [93]. Bulgarian migratory waves had been particularly strong after the Austro-Turkish and Russo-Turkish wars during the 17th-19th centuries [94], with Roman Catholic Bulgarians emigrating primarily to Banat [95] and Transylvania and Orthodox Bulgarians settling in Wallachia [94].…”

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Ethnicities in Post-Communist Romania: Spatial Dynamics, Fractionalisation, and Polarisation at the NUTS-3 Level

Rotaru

Creţan

Ianăş

2023

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Scholars have shown a special interest in discovering and studying the role of ethnic diversity and spatiality at the country and region levels. This study contributes to the theoretical debate on the spatial dynamics of ethnicities, with the aim of (1) determining the evolution of ethnic dynamics in post-communist Romania and (2) applying ethnic fractionalisation and polarisation indices. The study uses a mixed methods approach based on a descriptive statistics analysis and applies the fractionalisation and polarisation indices to Romania’s NUTS-3 (i.e., county) level. The findings suggest that the ethnic spatial dynamics in post-communist Romania have shown a decrease in all ethnicities due to migration and low birth rates, with the exception of the Roma ethnicity, for whom the trend is increasing. Additionally, polarisation and fractionalisation indices have different evolutionary manifestations depending on the dynamics of the ethnic groups present in certain geographical areas. Although neither of the two analysed indices has witnessed profound change at the spatial level, these small changes in spatial and short-term ethnic diversity can help us advance knowledge about co-existence in ethnically diverse societies. Higher values of the two indices are obvious in several counties where ethnic Hungarians cohabitate with Romanians and other ethnicities. This discovery can inform policy-makers to implement more policies for the further peaceful co-existence of Hungarians, Romanians, and other ethnic groups in Transylvania and other western counties in Romania. Furthermore, as the population growth trend for the Roma ethnicity is upward, Romania has to implement proper policies and build better government infrastructure to counter social inequality against the Roma people. This will help curb potential conflicts between the Roma and other ethnic groups at the local level. Finally, as most ethnicities decreased in number in post-communist times, further attention needs to be paid to the erosion of ethnic diversity in Romania because this could have a negative impact on economic development, social trust, and democracy.

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A Sample of Resilient Intercultural Coexistence in Ethnic Hungarian, Serbian and Bulgarian Communities in Western Romania

Cited by 2 publications

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Otherness measuring scale: design and validation for social sciences

Otherness measuring scale: design and validation for social sciences

Ethnicities in Post-Communist Romania: Spatial Dynamics, Fractionalisation, and Polarisation at the NUTS-3 Level

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