Nationalism and Identity in Romania

A History of Extreme Politics from the Birth of the State to EU Accession

Radu Cinpoes

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780857720306
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Nationalism & Patriotism
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe produced a fundamental change in the political map of Europe. In Romania, nationalism re-emerged forcefully and continued to rally political support against the context of a long and difficult transition to democracy. Extreme right-wing party The Greater Romania Party gained particular strength as a major political power, and its persuasive appeal rested on a reiteration of nationalism and identity - and themes such as origins, historical continuity, leadership, morality and religion - that had been embedded in Romanian ideological discourse by earlier nationalist formations. Radu Cinpoes here examines the reasons for the strength and resilience of nationalism in Romania, from the formation of the state to its accession in the EU.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. Continuity and Discontinuity in the Romanian Nationalist Discourse: From the Eighteenth Century to 1989
• 2. Tradition, Context and Transition to Post-Communism
• 3. The Greater Romania Party: Background, Competition and Significance
• 4. The Party and its Leader
• 5. The Nationalist Discourse and the 2004 Elections
• 6. Romania in the EU: The Future of Nationalism
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index