Third World Themes in the International Politics of the Ceaușescu Regime or the International Affirmation of the ‘Socialist Nation’

Abstract

The present article aims to offer a synoptic picture of communist Romania's relations with Third World countries during the Ceaușescu regime. Within these relations, economic and geopolitical motivations coexisted along with ideological ones, thus making the topic one of the most interesting and relevant key for understanding RSR's complex and cunning international strategy. However, I intend to prove that mere pragmatism is not enough to comprehend the drive behind Ceaușescu's diplomatic efforts in post-colonial Africa; ideological factors need also to be taken into account.

Perspectives on gender in Romania

“…In this context, one of the most unfavourable preconditions for implementing gender-sensitive development practices is the officials' lack of or poor education/information on the topic. Another very significant unfavourable precondition is most of the citizens' perceptions about their role: as passive receivers of development results, where the state takes care of the citizens in an authoritarian and knowledgeable manner, and this is strongly related to the socialist heritage (Copilaș, 2015).…”