Changing ethnic-religious patterns in South Eastern Europe during the 20th century

South eastern European countries on their way to Europe : geographical aspects

Auteurs :
KOCSIS, K.
HENKEL, R.

Description :
The paper tries to outline the changes in the ethnic-religious spatial structure of South Eastern Europe based on the census data of 1921 and 2001/2002. During the 20th century important changes took place in the ethnic-religious structure as a result of the forced (mostly war-time) migrations during the periods 1944-48 and 1991-99. According to the latest census data, the ratio of the dominant nations of the states increased to 87%, parallel with a decreasing share of the minorities. This process is a result of the war-time ethnic cleansings, large-scale migrations and assimilations. They show a tendancy towards ethnic-religious homogenisation - at the expense of the minorities. - (IfL)


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Collection Forum IfL, 2006, vol. 5, p. 7-22, nombre de pages : 16, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 15 ref.

Date :
2006

Identifiants :
isbn : 3-86082-057-5

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Leipzig, Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde