I’m glad to share that my MarieCurie Fellowship at the Centre d'Histoire de Sciences Po has officially started
The project “FluidBorder. Sharing the Lower Danube During the Cold War” investigates the complex relationship between Romania and Bulgaria along their shared Danube frontier.

In a European Union country, more than 160,000 people endure severe water shortages every summer. In Central and Northern Bulgaria, citizens often have access to running water for only a few hours a day during the hottest months—and the cause is not simply climate change.

The Mineriade remain an indelible stain on his legacy, as do the murky days of the Revolution. Still, it’s not far-fetched to say that today, Romania has lost the most significant political figure of its young democratic era.

Recently the 🇷🇴 presidential candidate V. Ponta declared that, as prime minister in 2014, he ordered to open floodgates at the Iron Gates Dam causing the massive flooding of 🇷🇴 villages in order to spare floods and damage in Belgrade. As a result, he was granted 🇷🇸 citizenship.

A 1985 🇷🇴 postcard of the Danube Delta. In the 1980s, the communist regime, in a desperate search for new sources of income, encouraged Western tourism in the Delta. Germans and Dutch visitors, in particular, loved the area, which was ideal for fishing and birdwatching. Source: arhivelelitoralului.ro

The colossal carving of Dacian King Decebalus on the Danube shore near the 🇷🇴 city of Orșova. This sculpture serves as a tribute to Dacian heritage, a central theme in a particular strain of Romanian nationalism that gained prominence during Ceaușescu’s era and remains influential today

A new book on the modern history of the Danube edited by Stefan Dorondel and Luminita Gatejel is going to be out soon. Looking forward to it!

Today in Rome, at the Gramsci Foundation, I will discuss the rise of the radical right in Romania together with other outstanding scholars. Live streaming will be available on the facebook page "fondazione Gramsci" and on fondazionegramsci.org