This book is an attempt to investigate the mechanisms governing the evolution of scandals over mass protests in communist Romania. It could also be framed as a study of the social-psychology of regime preservation. The main inquiry presented herein deals with the manner in which Romanian communist authorities framed acts of mass protest. The author investigates the shaming practices and the ritualization of the party moots on mass protests which followed the outburst of such like scandals. The book puts forth a hypothesis, that the dynamics of these processes are determined by the unfolding and outcome of three phenomena: the attribution of fault, the admittance of guilt/fault and to a certain extent the moot bullying.

Autorentext

Adriana Mica is Assistant Professor at the University of Gdäsk. Her publications include studies of scandals in communist and early post-communist Romania, lustration and decommunization in post-communist Romania, dog population management in Romania and Moldavia, and diffusion of innovations in this domain. Her research interests have recently focused on the topic of embeddedness and diffusion types of energy-saving innovations.

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Contents: Scandal Party Moot Communism Ceaüescu Regime Mass Protest Romania Rituals of Public Apology Shaming Bullying.