From Carasovan to Croat: The ‘Ethnic Enigma’ of a (Re)Invented Identity in Romania

Remus Cretan, Paul Kun and Lucian Vesalon

Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 2014, vol. 16, issue 4, 437-458

Abstract: This paper discusses a unique case in recent Romanian history of an identity shift from Carasovans to Croats and the complex socio-political context which made it possible. Given their debated ethnic origins, the identity of Carasovans is considered an ‘ethnic enigma’. The aim of our research is to offer a critical interpretation of the dynamics of ethnic identification of the Carasovans. In particular, we discuss the processes of national and ethnic identification in order to reveal how the Carasovan community was recently reinvented along the lines of the Croat identity. In close connection to these processes, the paper examines the political, economic and cultural elements involved in the dynamics of Carasovans' self-identification.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2014.943936

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