Guest post written by Juergen Braunstein, Clara Volintiru and Marion Laboure Allegedly a revolution is taking place on Wall street and the City of London—a financial revolution. The true action might be taking place somewhere else. Predicting revolutions almost always goes wrong, partly at least. When Marx and Engels worked on the tenets of their manifesto, they predicted that the...

Romania’s Social Democrats (PSD) emerged as the largest party from the country’s parliamentary elections on 11 December. Clara Volintiru and George Stefan assess the roots of their success, writing that the party managed to mobilise supporters in areas where it has a strong local presence, but that there is now a growing generational divide which could shape Romanian politics in the years to...

The Center for Indochina Studies Center4IS is a self-funded, legal entity of the Faculty of International Business and Economics (REI), within the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE). Clara Volintiru and Radu Rage are among the founders. Historical Context Romania has had a reputable tradition of promoting international relations based on mutual understanding, respect and the ability of...

de Clara Volintiru Bârgăoanu, A., Radu, L. & Varela, D. (eds.) (2015) United by or against Euroscepticism? An assessment of public attitudes towards the European Union in the context of the crisis, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Euroscepticismul este un fenomen socio-politic în plină ascensiune, la nivelul Europei. Se distinge de alte forme de mobilizare a...