Post-Communist Romania At Twenty-Five - Linking Past, Present, and Future

This volume gathers from the remarkable 1989-2014 period, which spans the tumult of the revolution to the consolidation of new regimes, key lessons for post-communist democratic theory and practice. Written in an accessible style but based on rigorous research, this volume will be of interest for both academic and larger audiences.

List of contents

Table of Content

Preface - Paul E. Sum
Introduction - Lavinia Stan

Part I. Expectations for a Democratic Future and Worries about the Communist Past
Chapter 1. The Start of a New Era? Romanians React to Ceausescu's Fall - Katherine Verdery
Chapter 2. Coming to Terms with the Communist Past: Democracy and Memory in Romania -Marius Stan and Vladimir Tismaneanu
Chapter 3. Public Space and the Material Legacies of Communism in Bucharest - Duncan Light and Craig Young

Part II. Politics from Below: Identity, Civil Society, and the Media
Chapter 4. Ethnicity, Nationalism and the 'Minority Regime' - Levente Salat and Csaba Zoltán Novak
Chapter 5. On Women, Feminism and Democracy - Mihaela Miroiu
Chapter 6. Political Culture and Participation: Between Enthusiasm and Indifference - Radu Cinpoes
Chapter 7. Spectacular Alterations, Few Changes in Romania's Media - Peter Gross

Part III. Politics from Above: Representation, Parties, and Presidents
Chapter 8. Representation, Incumbency and the Quality of Romanian Democracy - Ronald F. King and Cosmin Gabriel Marian
Chapter 9. Unsocial Democrats: The PSD's Negative Role in Romania's Democracy - Tom Gallagher
Chapter 10. House of Cards: The Presidency from Iliescu to Basescu - Lavinia Stan and Diane Vancea

Part IV. The EU Factor: Accession, Rule of Law, and Human Rights
Chapter 11. Romania's Commitment to the Rule of Law? - Dennis Deletant
Chapter 12. Environmental Network Governance in Romania- Cristina E. Parau
Conclusion - Monica Ciobanu

About the author

Lavinia Stan is associate professor of political science at St. Francis Xavier University.Diane Vancea is professor of economic studies and vice-rector of Ovidius University.

Summary

This volume gathers from the remarkable 1989-2014 period, which spans the tumult of the revolution to the consolidation of new regimes, key lessons for post-communist democratic theory and practice. Written in an accessible style but based on rigorous research, this volume will be of interest for both academic and larger audiences.

Product details

• Authors: Lavinia Stan, Lavinia Vancea Stan, Diane Vancea
• Assisted by: Lavinia Stan (Editor), Stan Lavinia (Editor), Diane Vancea (Editor), Vancea Diane (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781498501118
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0111-8
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Print on demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, International Relations, Romania, Political structure & processes, Central / national / federal government policies, Political structure and processes, Central government policies