Understanding the Otherness in the Danube Region

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss the attitudes towards the Otherness in the Danube region. A monograph dedicated to the notions about the Otherness in Bulgaria. Theoretical clarification of the nature and types of Otherness in general and finding its expression in the public opinion within the Danube region. The general conclusion drawn in the paper is that the citizens of the Danube countries have different attitudes towards the “own”, indigenous otherness and external, exogenous otherness due to the complicated political situation, linked with the transnational migration. The paper results can serve as a preliminary basis for various studies in the field of ethnicity, gender equality, problems of disadvantaged people, etc. The study will contribute to better understanding of the Otherness as one of the most sensitive problems of the contemporary societies and will shed light on this matter in the Danube countries.

Keywords

• danube region; othering; otherness; indigenous otherness; exogenous otherness