A quarter century after the fall of Ceausescu, there are still many institutions and orphanages throughout Romania.
Ceausescu’s Architectural Apocalypse
Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s “urban renewal” ripped the heart out of Bucharest .
A Sad Country Full of Humor
Romanian poet George Bacovia observed that Romania is a sad country, but one full of humor.
Growing up in Transylvania
Many of the citizens of Transylvania in Romania are of Hungarian descent and speak Hungarian.
Europe: The Sky’s Not Falling
Yes, the far right performed well in Europe’s elections. But wherever voters had a clear choice between economic democracy and right-wing xenophobia, they went left.
Romania’s Fragile New Left
Unlike Poland, Hungary or Yugoslavia, Romania saw no critical socialist movement emerge in response to the orthodox Communists in power.
Toward a Roma Cosmopolitanism
The late Romanian sociologist Nicolae Gheorghe hoped to see the Roma model a transnational society, broader and freer than nation-states.
Funding Roma Autonomy
Despite a worldwide reduction in poverty, the economic situation of Roma in East-Central Europe has declined.
Adventures in Romania
One of the great advantages of the Internet is the ability to plan out one’s trip in great detail. I can reserve hotels, buy train tickets, even map out the routes that I will take between meetings. I can arrange by email or Facebook to see long-lost friends for...