Post-communist Romania at twenty-five: linking past, present, and future

Abstract

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 Zoltan 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