Witch-hunt or Moral Rebirth?: Romanian Parliamentary Debates on Lustration
Abstract
Lustration was not legislated in Romania to date, but it was discussed by deputies and senators of all ideological persuasions, especially from 2005 to 2007. Declarations delivered in front of the house, interventions during debates of lustration-related draft bills and contributions to a parliament-sponsored public discussion reveal that for Romanian legislators lustration can bring about moral cleansing and a break with the past, provide retributive justice for victims of communism, facilitate elite replacement, prevent future violence, and help countries enjoy the benefits of European Union accession, although it punishes valuable individuals, runs against European values, is impractical and unconstitutional.
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Single case studies have often found less positive or even negative effects of lustration, often linking contentious politics surrounding lustration to suboptimal outcomes.
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- Authors
- Stan, L.
- Affiliations
- St. Francis Xavier University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Stan, Lavinia
- ORCID
- Stan, Lavinia
- Venue
- East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-04-06
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 274-295
- ISSN
- 0888-3254 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-8371
- OpenAlex
- W2087742111
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- East European Politics and Societies and Cultures (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › War, Law, and Justice
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Memory, violence, and history
- Keywords
- lustration, Romanian Parliament, legislative debate, EU accession, moral cleansing, constitutional issues, post-communist Romania
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