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Political Science in Post-Communist Romania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Cristina Chiva
Cristina Chiva*
Affiliation:
School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK
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E-mail: c.chiva@salford.ac.uk
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Abstract

The article explores the development and institutionalisation of political science in Romania after 1989. It argues that, despite a rapid process of expansion and institutionalisation, the emergence of political science as an internationally competitive discipline has been fundamentally affected by two types of factors: communist legacies and systemic under-investment in teaching and research.

Keywords

romaniahigher educationpolitical sciencedemocratisation

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The Profession
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European Political Science , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 2007 , pp. 24 - 33
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Copyright © 2007 European Consortium for Political Research

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