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This paper documents the gendered aspects of changes affecting the life course of Romanians post-socialism, and the meanings men and women—with ages spanning across various age cohorts—employ to make sense of their experiences. Based on qualitative data collected during research on precarious prosperity among Romanian households conducted in 2013, the findings show that major shifts occurred in the timing of life events. Romanians’ life courses and their work trajectories have been unevenly affected depending on their intersectional belonging to gender, area of residence and life stage at the moment of the political transition. The analysis of work trajectories unravels increasing gender differentiation among younger cohorts and reinforcement of the gendered life paths taken. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper discusses a unique case in recent Romanian history of an identity shift from Carasovans to Croats and the complex socio-political context which made it possible. Given their debated ethnic origins, the identity of Carasovans is considered an ‘ethnic enigma’. The aim of our research is to offer a critical interpretation of the dynamics of ethnic identification of the Carasovans. In particular, we discuss the processes of national and ethnic identification in order to reveal how the Carasovan community was recently reinvented along the lines of the Croat identity. In close connection to these processes, the paper examines the political, economic and cultural elements involved in the dynamics of Carasovans' self-identification. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Supporting the integration of Romanians wherever located within the communities they belong to, their participation in political decisions in the country where they are established. Efforts will be made by the Romanian Government to strengthen relations with Romanian organizations abroad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the context of a changing economic environment since 1990, the westward migration of Romanian citizens continues. As various recent surveys reveal, the potential for migration, especially among the young, is still high. This study analyses the economic and cultural sources of this enduring process. The focus is the rural young: on the ways in which they represent migration and see themselves as would-be migrants. It argues that the migration of young people is typically connected with the problematic transition to adulthood, in situations where jobs are insecure and difficult to obtain in the primary segment of the labour market. Migration turns out to be an indeterminate context linked to the uncertain socio-economic status of a prolonged transition to adulthood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]