Revolution, democratic transition and disillusionment : the case of Romania / Anca Mihaela Pusca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pusca, Anca, author.

Series:

Perspectives on democratic practice (Manchester, England)

Perspectives on democratic practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Romania.

Democratization.

Romania--Politics and government.

Romania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Using Romania as a case study, this title develops a fresh perspective on the transition from communism to capitalism by arguing that transition and democratisation studies should turn their attention towards processes of illusion formation and disillusionment as key to understanding the shift from one ideological framework to another.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Between the past and the future: Romania, seventeen years into its transition

3. An anatomy of disillusionment

4. Shock and transitions

5. The illusions and disillusions of the Romanian revolution: the case of the Timisoara revolutionaries

6. The illusions and disillusions of civil society: the case of the Group for Social Dialogue

7. Representing illusions and disillusions: a visual narrative of the Romanian transition to capitalism

8. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 19, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-3529-9

OCLC:

1085599382