Romania

Here you may find all the reports the Romanian members os the Consortium produced within the context of the SolRem project. These reports concern academic research regarding the common subjects of the project; and also an account of events that were held either transnationally, or solely in Romania.

  • Transnational Forum Roma Resistance and Memory – Finland and Romania

    Overview The Finland-Romania shared event has focused on the manner in which collective memory of violence in the past can be leveraged into histories of resistance for the communities in these countries. The event, which was held in November 2024 in Bucharest, placed significant emphasis on the pivotal role of historical memory in fostering a…

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  • Transnational Forum Corporatism – Romania and Portugal

    Overview Corporatism was a defining economic and social ideology of the European interwar, building on political ideas with a long history, from antiquity to medieval Catholicism and Christian democracy. It defines society by directly referencing organicist metaphors that have to do with functions of integration and function of certain groups in society. Consequently, it sees…

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  • Transnational Forum Colonialism and Peripheries – Finland and Romania

    Overview The transnational forum shared between Finland and Romania examined the manner in which the concept of colonialism has been employed as a rhetorical device in the context of right-wing ideologies, as well as its function as a narrative of reference. It facilitated discussions on shared histories, and specifically how the notion of colonialism plays…

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  • Report 2 – Romania

    Report on collective memory practices concerning the right-wing A Restrictive History  Introduction In 2020, the unexpected triumph of the new AUR Party (Alliance for the Union  of Romanians) in the Parliamentary elections in Romania triggered controversies. This  is a nationalist organisation that often uses far-right notions of exclusion and purity46 and their sudden ascent triggered…

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  • Report 1 – Romania

    Report attitudes towards collective memory of resistance against far-right regimes, groups or practices and specific narratives in collective memory in the target  countries The long history of the far-right: recent debates in  memory politics.  Introduction  Far-right movements in Romania began emerging, as everywhere else in central and  Eastern Europe, as an afterthought of the European…

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  • Memory Forum 3 – Romania

    Jewish Resistance Overview The forum on Jewish Memory Resistance happened in Cluj, on June 28th, as a collaboration between PATRIR and MUZEON. The scope of the event had to do with the types and ways of resistance of the Jewish community during the Second World War. This was chosen as a relevant topic for the…

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