Romanian Cultural Identity After Admission to the European Union
Romanian Cultural Identity After Admission to the European Union

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to report on the cultural identity of Romanians after Romania‟s admissionto the European Union as described by Romanians themselves, especially in light of thetrending unofficial appropriation of the term “European” to be synonymous with EuropeanUnion status. A semi-structured survey was conducted that included twenty-two adultRomanians, Romanian being defined by holding Romanian citizenship. The data was thencoded according to social science methodology to categorize emerging themes and aid inanalysis. The analysis revealed four prominent themes that give insight into specifically thepolitical landscape of Romania through Romanian cultural identity after Romania‟sadmission to the European Union. Issues of concern for participants were the metaphoricalmarginalization of Romania politically and economically within the European Union andproblems of corruption, but contrasted with a strong overall commitment still to stayingwithin the European Union and simultaneously maintaining good relations with their nonEuropean Union neighbors.

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