Original title: Regional identity: The Role of the Czech Republic and Poland in maintaining Sorbian identity
Authors: BARÇON, Maëla
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: This master thesis focuses on the Sorbs, a small Slavic minority living in Lusatia, Germany. The Sorbs are only 60 000, and their identity is currently threatened. This research aims at knowing to what extent the Czech Republic and Poland, as Slavic neighbours, can help the Sorbs maintain their identity. 6 semi-structured interviews were conducted with Sorbian, Czech, and Polish people. Several topics were addressed: the Sorbian identity, the personal experiences with the Czech Republic and Poland, the Sorbian-Czech and Sorbian-Polish relations as well as the Sorbs' relations with Germany. The results show that Sorbian identity is highly threatened and provide a state of play of the current Sorbian-Czech and Sorbian-Polish relations. Finally, the role that the Czech Republic and Poland could have in maintaining Sorbian identity in the coming years was discussed.
Keywords: Germany; historical relations; identity preservation; Lusatia; minority; Poland; Slavic culture and languages.; Sorbian identity; the Czech Republic; the Sorbs
Citation: BARÇON, Maëla. Regional identity: The Role of the Czech Republic and Poland in maintaining Sorbian identity. České Budějovice, 2021. diplomová práce (Ing.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Ekonomická fakulta

Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Original record: http://www.jcu.cz/vskp/63768

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