10 IMPORTANT CONCLUSIONS – from our previous researches about civic participation in Romania (2013)
- Romanian society is still a traditional one, even 5 years after EU integration.
- Romanian values focus more on survival, rather than on self-accomplishment and status.
- The civic profile in Romania is characterised by passivity and patriarchy, distancing itself from Western societies.
- Engagement in the community is not developed enough.
- Citizen have the opportunity to engage in public life and information is available for them, but they do not effectively get involved and are not sufficiently well informed.
- In Romania, there is a significant gap between social and political life.
- Romania is a true `electoral republic`. A country where election engagement is high. Community, civic and political engagement is displayed at much lower levels.
- There is just one Romania. There are no differences between regions in what civic engagement is concerned. In spite of having are `two Romanias`, from an economic and social point of view, from the perspective of civic engagement, Romania is homogenous.
- Regions are homogenous – major differences arise as a result of socio-demographic characteristics. Elements which stimulate engagement: being part of the middle class, education, age, gender.
- Romania’s youth are confused: they want engagement, but they do not get involved.
More about this study, here snspa-infopolitic-project-2013