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Remember the past? Remember globalization? Can you forget for a second both of them and reconside... more Remember the past? Remember globalization? Can you forget for a second both of them and reconsider everything around you? Can we merely define globalization as free exchange of values without distance? What are the political implications of producing a certain type of memory or values? The usage of certain values leads to the creation of a certain type of governance. If every bit of history is contemporary and one looks to the past in order to explain the present and get a glimpse into a possible future, then memory is being influenced by the present in its attempt to account for the past. 1 I aim to analyze the way in which the economic hardships and cultural exclusion have shaped the memory of communism and in which way the current European integration and cultural globalization are shaping the memory and value system nowadays. One danger is that being confined to the political space, memory thus runs the risk of being "relativized to ideology". It does not matter if we place ourselves on the present axis or the past axis. Memory and values risk of becoming ideology and ideology can just fade away, real values do not disappear.

Europe's current struggle with the economic crisis and with socio-demographic challenges seems to... more Europe's current struggle with the economic crisis and with socio-demographic challenges seems to question the role of Central European states and maintains a tacit yet seemingly widespread fear of the new countries that have joined the European Union.

For many years the iconic figure of the EU constructed a not entirely rational image that enlarge... more For many years the iconic figure of the EU constructed a not entirely rational image that enlargement only promises to be a snowball of growth. Although to a large extend this is true, on the background of the global economic crisis, it becomes apparent that the newly democratic Central European states are interlocked in a sort of absorption system. At the heart of this process lies the recalibration of challenges that regional and community policymakers have to face. We are witnessing the migration of challenges from West to East and from East to West. Nevertheless although this situation is most evident in the presence of anxieties around the bold EU initiatives, it is this researcher’s opinion that it is not an indicator capable to question EU competence, but rather the need for a more comprehensive understanding of these challenges. Having roots of an economic bloc, the European Union sometimes forgets that with economic opportunity, also socio-demographic challenges appear. It is an imbalance between the way in which Central European countries are perceived and the reality of their confrontation with now continental challenges. EU enlargement has surged ahead but with little research upon the socio-demographic impact upon youth communities in Central European countries.

Review of Applied Socio Economic Research, 2013

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The economic revolution that took place in the world through globalization and through the indust... more The economic revolution that took place in the world through globalization and through the industrial revolution made a deep and lasting impression that continues to haunt current visions on the future, leaving aside the importance of understanding demographic dynamics. The tendency towards a purely economic "reading" of contemporary reality pays scant regard to the demographic conditions of its production. Put simply, if we are to understand the contemporary crisis and if we desire for our current system to survive we should focus on a reconciliation of demography within the analysis of the actual functioning society.

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So what is happening to the European Union? A lot of people have asked this question, but very fe... more So what is happening to the European Union? A lot of people have asked this question, but very few asked it about Romania. Romania, just like the EU is under tremendous pressure. It is registering changing trends with powerful effects, such as demographic change which is widening rapidly. The real sting behind demographic change resides in the elements that have led to it and which ensure future similar trends. The largely unnoticed extension of the new intergenerational relationships in Romania has brought their own contribution to demographic evolution. The above discussion it is not just about demographics, but, it is crucially a social inquiry on "meta-demographics" or who gets to make the rules within which demographic transition takes place. We consider pertinent historical examples and clear qualitative and quantitative data related to Inter-generational relationships and the way they have been coupled for long periods of time and the way in which have been uncoupled presently. The ramifications created by inter-generational relationships cannot be identified or equated in that perfect way, but we can capture realities that prove their importance in social cohesion, economic development, community networking, value transmission and dominant system meaning. Different social forces and interests are rearticulated with the change of inter-generational relationships in Romania. On what conditions does it depend? Inter-generational relations reflect and sustain the general consensus while also manufacture consent. Extensive empirical work has been conducted to demonstrate the adequacy to explain this theory and to develop this insight.

Analele Universitătii din Oradea. Seria Relatii …, 2012

Eurolimes, 2011

Abstract. Should we pay special attention to the relations between countries that have historical... more Abstract. Should we pay special attention to the relations between countries that have historical interethnic issues? In our century it turns out that managing interethnic relations between countries in the EU is an important bottleneck that can have a powerful impact ...

PhD in Social Sciences and Communication issued by the National School of Political Studies and P... more PhD in Social Sciences and Communication issued by the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration War is blood. The lifeblood of war is anger. Civil conflicts and war result into disintegration. The lifeblood of a state is its citizens. The lifeblood of citizen support for the government is the level of happiness. With the level of happiness dropping we certainly experience an increase level of anger. Anger means conflict and the disintegration of the entire socioeconomic system (Verhoeven, Duyvendak, 2016)1. Anger is more powerful than reason (Yones, 1998)2. A moment of anger can destroy years of prosperity, but anger is the result of chronic distrust in the government. One good case study is the situation in the State of Lebanon after 17 years of civil war pictures exactly this distrust in the government, viewed by 79% of the respondents as the primary source of stress, followed by Physical safety in 61% percent (Yones, 1998)3. Physical safety is important especially after a period of conflict. The people need to feel secure and be secure. Third on their list on the causes of stress is Income. 58% percent of respondents considered that Income is a major source of stress (Yones, 1998)4. Income and economic inequality is a result and a cause of conflict, war. Distrust is not something that appears without a reason. It is something that is built within the individual and which is transferred to the community. Once the level of anger resulting from socioeconomic conditions deteriorating reaches a high level of existence, it is only a matter of time until a major socioeconomic crisis starts to loom and take apart the very existence of the government only to destroy the fabric of the country (Yones, 1998)5. Reducing anger through a balanced and always equitable socioeconomic development policy environment represents the key to promoting peace. A decrease in the happiness level is a sign that the socioeconomic conditions need to be improved, otherwise a cycle of violence resulting into socioeconomic decline and government dysfunction becomes more highly probable. Brain drain, economic downfall, poverty, starvation, lost generations, lost potential and a general sense of trauma is the result of such dysfunctional conditions (Snir, Levi-Belz, Solomon, 2017)6. Instability appears in one moment of ignoring the needs of the people. An important point for the socioeconomic cycle of creation-destruction is triggered when more than half of the citizens are less hopeful or less trusting in the government. (Yones, 1998)

afahc.ro

Remember the past? Remember globalization? Can you forget for a second both of them and reconside... more Remember the past? Remember globalization? Can you forget for a second both of them and reconsider everything around you? Can we merely define globalization as free exchange of values without distance? What are the political implications of producing a certain type of memory or values? The usage of certain values leads to the creation of a certain type of governance. If every bit of history is contemporary and one looks to the past in order to explain the present and get a glimpse into a possible future, then memory is being influenced by the present in its attempt to account for the past. 1 I aim to analyze the way in which the economic hardships and cultural exclusion have shaped the memory of communism and in which way the current European integration and cultural globalization are shaping the memory and value system nowadays. One danger is that being confined to the political space, memory thus runs the risk of being "relativized to ideology". It does not matter if we place ourselves on the present axis or the past axis. Memory and values risk of becoming ideology and ideology can just fade away, real values do not disappear.

Europe's current struggle with the economic crisis and with socio-demographic challenges seems to... more Europe's current struggle with the economic crisis and with socio-demographic challenges seems to question the role of Central European states and maintains a tacit yet seemingly widespread fear of the new countries that have joined the European Union.

For many years the iconic figure of the EU constructed a not entirely rational image that enlarge... more For many years the iconic figure of the EU constructed a not entirely rational image that enlargement only promises to be a snowball of growth. Although to a large extend this is true, on the background of the global economic crisis, it becomes apparent that the newly democratic Central European states are interlocked in a sort of absorption system. At the heart of this process lies the recalibration of challenges that regional and community policymakers have to face. We are witnessing the migration of challenges from West to East and from East to West. Nevertheless although this situation is most evident in the presence of anxieties around the bold EU initiatives, it is this researcher’s opinion that it is not an indicator capable to question EU competence, but rather the need for a more comprehensive understanding of these challenges. Having roots of an economic bloc, the European Union sometimes forgets that with economic opportunity, also socio-demographic challenges appear. It is an imbalance between the way in which Central European countries are perceived and the reality of their confrontation with now continental challenges. EU enlargement has surged ahead but with little research upon the socio-demographic impact upon youth communities in Central European countries.

Review of Applied Socio Economic Research, 2013

webbut.unitbv.ro

The economic revolution that took place in the world through globalization and through the indust... more The economic revolution that took place in the world through globalization and through the industrial revolution made a deep and lasting impression that continues to haunt current visions on the future, leaving aside the importance of understanding demographic dynamics. The tendency towards a purely economic "reading" of contemporary reality pays scant regard to the demographic conditions of its production. Put simply, if we are to understand the contemporary crisis and if we desire for our current system to survive we should focus on a reconciliation of demography within the analysis of the actual functioning society.

afahc.ro

So what is happening to the European Union? A lot of people have asked this question, but very fe... more So what is happening to the European Union? A lot of people have asked this question, but very few asked it about Romania. Romania, just like the EU is under tremendous pressure. It is registering changing trends with powerful effects, such as demographic change which is widening rapidly. The real sting behind demographic change resides in the elements that have led to it and which ensure future similar trends. The largely unnoticed extension of the new intergenerational relationships in Romania has brought their own contribution to demographic evolution. The above discussion it is not just about demographics, but, it is crucially a social inquiry on "meta-demographics" or who gets to make the rules within which demographic transition takes place. We consider pertinent historical examples and clear qualitative and quantitative data related to Inter-generational relationships and the way they have been coupled for long periods of time and the way in which have been uncoupled presently. The ramifications created by inter-generational relationships cannot be identified or equated in that perfect way, but we can capture realities that prove their importance in social cohesion, economic development, community networking, value transmission and dominant system meaning. Different social forces and interests are rearticulated with the change of inter-generational relationships in Romania. On what conditions does it depend? Inter-generational relations reflect and sustain the general consensus while also manufacture consent. Extensive empirical work has been conducted to demonstrate the adequacy to explain this theory and to develop this insight.

Analele Universitătii din Oradea. Seria Relatii …, 2012

Eurolimes, 2011

Abstract. Should we pay special attention to the relations between countries that have historical... more Abstract. Should we pay special attention to the relations between countries that have historical interethnic issues? In our century it turns out that managing interethnic relations between countries in the EU is an important bottleneck that can have a powerful impact ...

PhD in Social Sciences and Communication issued by the National School of Political Studies and P... more PhD in Social Sciences and Communication issued by the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration War is blood. The lifeblood of war is anger. Civil conflicts and war result into disintegration. The lifeblood of a state is its citizens. The lifeblood of citizen support for the government is the level of happiness. With the level of happiness dropping we certainly experience an increase level of anger. Anger means conflict and the disintegration of the entire socioeconomic system (Verhoeven, Duyvendak, 2016)1. Anger is more powerful than reason (Yones, 1998)2. A moment of anger can destroy years of prosperity, but anger is the result of chronic distrust in the government. One good case study is the situation in the State of Lebanon after 17 years of civil war pictures exactly this distrust in the government, viewed by 79% of the respondents as the primary source of stress, followed by Physical safety in 61% percent (Yones, 1998)3. Physical safety is important especially after a period of conflict. The people need to feel secure and be secure. Third on their list on the causes of stress is Income. 58% percent of respondents considered that Income is a major source of stress (Yones, 1998)4. Income and economic inequality is a result and a cause of conflict, war. Distrust is not something that appears without a reason. It is something that is built within the individual and which is transferred to the community. Once the level of anger resulting from socioeconomic conditions deteriorating reaches a high level of existence, it is only a matter of time until a major socioeconomic crisis starts to loom and take apart the very existence of the government only to destroy the fabric of the country (Yones, 1998)5. Reducing anger through a balanced and always equitable socioeconomic development policy environment represents the key to promoting peace. A decrease in the happiness level is a sign that the socioeconomic conditions need to be improved, otherwise a cycle of violence resulting into socioeconomic decline and government dysfunction becomes more highly probable. Brain drain, economic downfall, poverty, starvation, lost generations, lost potential and a general sense of trauma is the result of such dysfunctional conditions (Snir, Levi-Belz, Solomon, 2017)6. Instability appears in one moment of ignoring the needs of the people. An important point for the socioeconomic cycle of creation-destruction is triggered when more than half of the citizens are less hopeful or less trusting in the government. (Yones, 1998)