Cătălin Augustin Stoica. The Runoff that Never Was: A Brief Autopsy of a (Hopefully) Unique Electoral Moment. Bucharest: Humanitas, 2025, 245 p. Book review Cover Image

Cătălin Augustin Stoica. Turul doi care n-a fost: autopsia sumară a unui moment electoral (sperăm) unic. București: Editura Humanitas, 2025, 245 p. Recenzie de carte
Cătălin Augustin Stoica. The Runoff that Never Was: A Brief Autopsy of a (Hopefully) Unique Electoral Moment. Bucharest: Humanitas, 2025, 245 p. Book review

Author(s): Andrei Gheorghiță
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Book-Review
Published by: Eon – Asociație pentru Promovarea Culturii, Artei, Educației și Cercetării Științifice
Keywords: presidential elections; Călin Georgescu; public opinion polls; conspiracy theories; social media platforms; TikTok; social cleavages;

Summary/Abstract: The book of Cătălin Augustin Stoica seeks to shed light on the events and societal developments that led to the unexpected victory of candidate Călin Georgescu in the first round of the Romanian presidential elections on November 24, 2024, and the subsequent annulment of the entire electoral process by the Constitutional Court. Combining diverse empirical data sources, elegant analyses, and mature insights, the author provides readers with a "brief autopsy" of an electoral moment that triggered a wave of anguish throughout Romanian society. The result is a remarkable work of public sociology, elegantly packaged in a predominantly essayistic style that is both captivating and accessible.

  • Issue Year: 6/2025
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 457-462
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian
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