well as those, which underestimates concrete image of the corresponding space.


An analysis on the Romanian space


1. General ethnic structure. Having over the 21 mil. inhabitants, Ro- mania has relatively homogenous ethnical structure at the macro-level (89.4% Romanians). At the regional level however, important share of certain ethnic groups has to be pointed out; it is the case of Hungarians, which forms even majority in certain areas (Harghita, Covasna). At the same time, some ethnic groups are extremely dispersed at the national level, keeping this characteris- tic even at the lower levels (gypsies can be found in various proportions in almost all the territorial structures). Various ethnic groups are located point- wise; they have important proportion in certain settlements or are extremely dispersed in the mass of majority (see table 1). Evolution of the Romania’s ethnic structure during the last century is


showing a trend of increasing proportion of Romanians, excepting the last decade. In general we can point out the fact that Romania is poorer from the cultural standpoint as a result of massive emigration of some ethnic groups, which used to play an important role in consolidation of the modern Romanian state on the international arena, as Germans and Jewish are. This important hole is being perceived at the both national and, especially, local level, where transfer of attitudes and behavior regarding organization of the life of corre- sponding communities has existed certain period of time. If many of the Tran- silvanian and Banatian villages are distinguished by their much more efficient features of the local management, then this is mostly a result of the influence of German population.


2) Ethnicizaton and des-ethnicization. Two contradictory processes,


which can be defined due to the dynamics showed by the ethnic structures for certain period of time. Even a summary analysis of the evolution of the Roma- nia’s main ethnic groups shows a process of regress of proportion of the main ethnic groups. Increasing proportion of Romanians in the period 1966-2002 shows des - ethnicization process. The causes of this process lies in the po- licy implemented by the totalitarian regime in the period 1945 -1989, but in the policy of Israel and Federal German Republic (firstly, then Germany) of sup- porting emigration of the ethnic groups having the corresponding origins. Similar policy, but not so accentuated, during the short period of time, Hun- gary used to implement: it has reflected, to a certain extent, on the emigration Hungarians.


Ethnicization and des - ethnicization are not however mechanical


processes resulted from the increasing and decreasing respectively of the proportion of various ethnic groups. It is clear that in the places, where ethnic Germans and Jewish have emigrated from, the process of des- ethnicization have taken place due to the emigration of the actors of the process of main


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