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Traian Basescu was elected president of Romania in December 2004 on a platform promising political reform and economic revitalization. To many, Basescu's election signaled the final defeat of the communist-successor political party and the end of the difficult transition period from authoritarianism to full democratization. Romania under Basescu: Aspirations, Achievements, and Frustrations during His First Presidential Term, edited by Ronald F. King and Paul E. Sum, examines the complex and contradictory mixture of societal reactions during this period. It was a time in which Romania finally joined the European Union and was included fully among the European family of nations, yet it was also a period remarkable for bitter political controversy and limited reform success. Romania under Basescu is comprised of seventeen contributions from scholars in Europe and North America, examining the Basescu period from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives. Of particular importance is the contribution by Vladimir Tismaneanu, named by President Basescu to chair the Presidential Commission for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship, which addresses the importance of memory and truth-telling as a means of mastering the past and advancing to the future. Ronald F. King and Paul E. Sum, in their introduction, develop the concept of "Triage Democratization" to help explain the inconsistent and uneven pace of Romanian democratization. With separate sections addressing issues of governance, civil society, and public policy, Romania under Basescu highlights a central paradox of post-communist Romanian development: having one foot stretching toward the future and the other rooted firmly in the past.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: Triage Democratization Part 2 Part I: Governance, Democratic Competition, and State Capacity Chapter 3 Chapter One: Democracy and the Communist Past in Romania Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Stability Within Commotion: Romanian Electoral Patterns, 2004-2009 Chapter 5 Chapter Three: The Democratic-Liberal Party as a Successful Catch-All Party Chapter 6 Chapter Four: Political Recruitment in Romania: Continuity and Change Chapter 7 Chapter Five: Political Participation by the Romanian Diaspora Chapter 8 Chapter Six: A War of Two Palaces: Semi-Presidential Government and Strategic Conflict Chapter 9 Chapter Seven: Political Competition and Democratic Governance in Romania Chapter 10 Chapter Eight: Romanian Rule of Law Reform: A Two-Dimensional Approach Part 11 Part II: Paradoxes of Organized Interests and Public Opinion Chapter 12 Chapter Nine: Civil Society Under Basescu: Continuity, Change, and Sustainability Chapter 13 Chapter Ten: The Orthodox Church and the Government Chapter 14 Chapter Eleven: Corruption, Education, and Political Culture in Romania Chapter 15 Chapter Twelve: Romanian Youth Under Change: Political Values and Attitudes Chapter 16 Chapter Thirteen: Migration and Political Tolerance in Romania Part 17 Part III: Policy Responses to Paradox, Domestic and Foreign Chapter 18 Chapter Fourteen: The Romanian Tuberculosis Epidemic as a Symbol of Public Health Chapter 19 Chapter Fifteen: The Romanian Agricultural Sector Under Basescu Chapter 20 Chapter Sixteen: Romania's Foreign Energy Policy After 2004 Chapter 21 Chapter Seventeen: European Promotion of Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Romania Chapter 22 Afterword Chapter 23 About the Contributors Chapter 24 Index
