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Civil Society in the 2004 Romanian Elections: Watchdog, Involved Arbiter or Political Actor?
Aurelian MunteanAndrei Gheorghiţăsubject
Civil societyActive involvementRomanian05 social sciencesElection monitoringArbiterPublic administrationlanguage.human_languageHM401-12810506 political sciencePoliticselection monitoringpolitical partiesGeneral election0502 economics and business050602 political science & public administrationlanguageelections trade unionsSociology (General)Sociology050207 economicsromaniacivil societydescription
Abstract Civil society has proven outstanding capacities of involvement in the 2004 general elections in Romania and put a remarkable pressure on the political society. This paper aims to discuss the consequences of such involvement for both the political and civil society. We also investigate the conditions that have favoured a successful challenge of the main political actors by the most visible civic advocacy organizations. Further, we inquire how deep can an actor from the civil society go into the lands of the political society. In the end, we weight the achievements and the failures of civil society’s active involvement in the game of elections.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 | Social Change Review |