2006/11/01 by Lavinia Stan, Lucian Turcescu · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Religion and Society Interactions #Religious Tourism and Spaces #Balkans: History, Politics, Society #Opposition (politics) #Politics #Romanian #Negotiation #Downtown #Democracy #Political science #State (computer science) #Variety (cybernetics) #Law #Sociology #Political economy #History #Archaeology #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.1080/09668130600926447
openalex publication_date 2006/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Among religious denominations in Romania, the dominant Orthodox Church has been the closest to the state, often positioning itself in opposition to the budding civil society. The prolonged negotiations for a location in downtown Bucharest suitable for the new Orthodox Cathedral for National Salvation best illustrate the interactions between different segments of the political class, the Orthodox Church, and a variety of civil society groups seeking to define the public space and the country's new democracy. They further illustrate how contesting actors use the recent past to define the politics of the present.