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DEMOCRACY AS TRIAGE
DEMOCRACY AS TRIAGE

Author(s): Ronald F. King
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centrul de Analiza Politica
Keywords: democracy; triage democracy; democratization; Romanian politics; comparative politics; Traian Basescu

Summary/Abstract: The text below is a partial transcript of the lecture given by Professor Ronald King at the Faculty of Political Science, Babes-Bolyai University, on June 15th, 2011. Professor King presented the volume “Romania under Basescu,” co-edited with Paul Sum and published by Lexington Books. He elaborated on the concept of triage democratization that is found in the introduction to the book. Professor King teaches political science at San Diego State University. His main interests lie in American Politics and Public Policy, but he has been a close observer of Romanian politics. In the 1990s, he served as senior consultant for social science curriculum development to the Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University in Romania, and he has received a certificate “For Nurturing Romanian Political Science” from the Romanian national political science association. In Summer 2007, Professor King was awarded an honorary title by Babeş-Bolyai University.

  • Issue Year: 5/2011
  • Issue No: 01 (9)
  • Page Range: 7-16
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English