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This article is authored by Marin Constantin-Alexandru, currently a 3rd year BA student in the English section of our Faculty. All ideas expressed belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect The Political Science Club’s opinion. The trap of Euroscepticism could easily cover and oversimplify...

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Romania’s relation with humanitarian action

Ioana Abăseacă

13 Mar 2017

I believe the proper way to start this article is by saying why I have not posted anything since January. The author is working on another more comprehensive work, namely her Bachelor thesis, which is more time consuming than appeared at first sight. Now that...

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Unity is Bullsh*t

Voltaire

26 Feb 2017

Black and White Politics is getting more personal and divisive than ever. Whether it is Remainer versus Brexiteer in the UK, the Democratic Resistance movement versus the Alt-Right “Trumpians” in the US, pro-Macron versus pro-Le Pen in France and so on, we have seen proof...

2017 All The Articles Eastern Europe Radu Dumitrescu

Defending the rule of law in the streets

Voltaire

04 Feb 2017

Before delving into the matter at hand, it is important to keep in mind that when we refer to democracy today, we are talking about a constitutional or liberal democracy, a “regime protecting the rights of individuals and minorities and which guarantees the freedom or...

2017 All The Articles Radu Dumitrescu

Government of the Ugly

Voltaire

06 Jan 2017

Once upon a time there was a high brick wall hidden behind the clouds, far from the mud of the ground and its wretched inhabitants. Safe behind its limits, a thriving society carried out its existence peacefully, equally ignorant of the earthlings and their doings...

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Women and politics in 2016

Ioana Abăseacă

04 Jan 2017

2016 is over and we find ourselves looking back at the moments which made it such an interesting year. Wishing to grasp the events and to understand the facts as they unfolded, here is one of the conclusions 2016 bears on its shoulders: it was...

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A Defense for the US Electoral College

Vlad Costea

07 Dec 2016

Say what thou wilt about the United States Electoral College: you may call it undemocratic, blame it for its seeming lack of legitimacy in relation to the will of the majority by deeming popular vote as the supreme decisive factor, and you can also take...