Abstract
The paper analyses stereotypes and prejudices of the Romanian majority about three ethnic minorities: Jews, Gypsies and Hungarians. The specific role those stereotypes play, their origin, and several examples of discrimination are explained in relation to demographic, economic, political and cultural factors, including types of prejudices other than ethnic. The nature of the interaction between international public opinion, the Romanian state and civil society is considered to be responsible for the specific forms which prejudice and discrimination take in contemporary Romania.
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Aluas, I., Matei, L. (1998). Discrimination and Prejudice: Minorities in Romania. In: Scapegoats and Social Actors. Migration, Minorities and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26446-9_6
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