Liviu Andreescu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4247927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liviu Andreescu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liviu |
| FAMILY NAME | Andreescu |
| SIGNATURE | ANDREESCU L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bucharest |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2903-5915 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Religious representation as discrimination? The Romanian National Council for Combating Discrimination’s Nymphs and Zombies case
This case commentary examines a recent decision by Romania’s equality agency, the National Council for Combating Discrimination (NCCD). The Nymphs and Zombies decision concerns several displays in an art exhibition hosted by the Bucharest City Museum in 2023, which included unconventional crucifixion scenes and “distortions” of classical Byzantine representations of the Virgin with Child. The NCCD found that the artist, the museum, the curator, a…
Discrimination Creep, Mandate Expansion and the Politicisation of Romania’s Equality Agency
Against the background of literature on equality bodies and bureaucratic expansion, we examine the current crisis of confidence in Romania’s anti-discrimination agency, the National Council for Combating Discrimination (NCCD), a quasi-court. We argue that, through a process of conceptual creep, discrimination has been defined so generously that increasingly trivial acts are now sanctioned. This has generated increased strategic and opportunistic …
The European Court of Human Rights in National Struggles around Religion and Education
This paper analyzes comparatively the indirect effects of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments related to religion and education in four countries: Greece, Italy, Romania, and Turkey. It examines whether and how ECtHR jurisprudence on religion and education influences the views and the strategies deployed by various categories of actors. Do religious, secularist, minority, and other actors invoke these judgments and their normativ…
Religion and Education in Romania
In this article, we discuss the relation between the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and its jurisprudence and social mobilizations around the place of religion in the society. We focus on the struggles to define the intersection of religion and public education in Romania after the fall of communism. We show that secularist and counter-secularist civil society activists contending for the place of religion in public education in this coun…
Legal provisions, courts, and the status of religious communities
In this analysis, we discuss the recent dynamics of inter-religious relations in Romania with a focus on the influence of legislative provisions and court decisions. While previous analyses have focused on the domination of the Romanian Orthodox Church in the national religious field, and particularly on its relations with minority denominations, recent dynamics point to partial re-configurations in power relations. We analyse in depth several co…
A foresight toolkit for smart specialization and entrepreneurial discovery
Double or Nothing
Church-state relations in post-communist Romania, as in other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, have received considerable attention over the past two decades from both scholars and activists, domestic as well as foreign. Issues of public interest included the dispute between the Orthodox and the Greek-rite Catholic churches over assets, the churches’ role in the criminalization of homosexuality, their position toward NATO integration and …
Foundations of Academic Freedom
Romania's new law on religious freedom and religious denominations
In December 2006, after years of debate, the Romanian parliament passed the country's first postcommunist law on religious freedom and the status of religious denominations. This article offers a detailed examination of the law's provisions, describes the context in which the norm was adopted, discusses the legal framework before the law's passage, and provides a short analysis of the law's reception in Romania. Notes 1 I wish to thank Dorina Năs…
The construction of Orthodox churches in post-communist Romania
Against the background of church – state relations in contemporary Romania, this article explores the question of the construction of places of worship by the Romanian Orthodox Church after 1989. Besides providing and analysing general figures, it focuses on the proliferation of Orthodox churches in state-owned and state-operated institutions, and on the issue of funding. It also offers an examination of relevant legislation and its implications …
A foresight toolkit for smart specialization and entrepreneurial discovery
The construction of Orthodox churches in post-communist Romania
Against the background of church – state relations in contemporary Romania, this article explores the question of the construction of places of worship by the Romanian Orthodox Church after 1989. Besides providing and analysing general figures, it focuses on the proliferation of Orthodox churches in state-owned and state-operated institutions, and on the issue of funding. It also offers an examination of relevant legislation and its implications …
Legal provisions, courts, and the status of religious communities
In this analysis, we discuss the recent dynamics of inter-religious relations in Romania with a focus on the influence of legislative provisions and court decisions. While previous analyses have focused on the domination of the Romanian Orthodox Church in the national religious field, and particularly on its relations with minority denominations, recent dynamics point to partial re-configurations in power relations. We analyse in depth several co…
Romania's new law on religious freedom and religious denominations
In December 2006, after years of debate, the Romanian parliament passed the country's first postcommunist law on religious freedom and the status of religious denominations. This article offers a detailed examination of the law's provisions, describes the context in which the norm was adopted, discusses the legal framework before the law's passage, and provides a short analysis of the law's reception in Romania. Notes 1 I wish to thank Dorina Năs…
Foundations of Academic Freedom
The construction of Orthodox churches in post-communist Romania
Against the background of church – state relations in contemporary Romania, this article explores the question of the construction of places of worship by the Romanian Orthodox Church after 1989. Besides providing and analysing general figures, it focuses on the proliferation of Orthodox churches in state-owned and state-operated institutions, and on the issue of funding. It also offers an examination of relevant legislation and its implications …
Romania's new law on religious freedom and religious denominations
In December 2006, after years of debate, the Romanian parliament passed the country's first postcommunist law on religious freedom and the status of religious denominations. This article offers a detailed examination of the law's provisions, describes the context in which the norm was adopted, discusses the legal framework before the law's passage, and provides a short analysis of the law's reception in Romania. Notes 1 I wish to thank Dorina Năs…
Foundations of Academic Freedom
Double or Nothing
Church-state relations in post-communist Romania, as in other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, have received considerable attention over the past two decades from both scholars and activists, domestic as well as foreign. Issues of public interest included the dispute between the Orthodox and the Greek-rite Catholic churches over assets, the churches’ role in the criminalization of homosexuality, their position toward NATO integration and …
A foresight toolkit for smart specialization and entrepreneurial discovery
Legal provisions, courts, and the status of religious communities
In this analysis, we discuss the recent dynamics of inter-religious relations in Romania with a focus on the influence of legislative provisions and court decisions. While previous analyses have focused on the domination of the Romanian Orthodox Church in the national religious field, and particularly on its relations with minority denominations, recent dynamics point to partial re-configurations in power relations. We analyse in depth several co…
The European Court of Human Rights in National Struggles around Religion and Education
This paper analyzes comparatively the indirect effects of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments related to religion and education in four countries: Greece, Italy, Romania, and Turkey. It examines whether and how ECtHR jurisprudence on religion and education influences the views and the strategies deployed by various categories of actors. Do religious, secularist, minority, and other actors invoke these judgments and their normativ…
Religion and Education in Romania
In this article, we discuss the relation between the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and its jurisprudence and social mobilizations around the place of religion in the society. We focus on the struggles to define the intersection of religion and public education in Romania after the fall of communism. We show that secularist and counter-secularist civil society activists contending for the place of religion in public education in this coun…
Discrimination Creep, Mandate Expansion and the Politicisation of Romania’s Equality Agency
Against the background of literature on equality bodies and bureaucratic expansion, we examine the current crisis of confidence in Romania’s anti-discrimination agency, the National Council for Combating Discrimination (NCCD), a quasi-court. We argue that, through a process of conceptual creep, discrimination has been defined so generously that increasingly trivial acts are now sanctioned. This has generated increased strategic and opportunistic …
Religious representation as discrimination? The Romanian National Council for Combating Discrimination’s Nymphs and Zombies case
This case commentary examines a recent decision by Romania’s equality agency, the National Council for Combating Discrimination (NCCD). The Nymphs and Zombies decision concerns several displays in an art exhibition hosted by the Bucharest City Museum in 2023, which included unconventional crucifixion scenes and “distortions” of classical Byzantine representations of the Virgin with Child. The NCCD found that the artist, the museum, the curator, a…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (6 works) · Religious Freedom and Discrimination (6 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Romanian (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works)