IN SEARCH FOR PROFIT. BANDWAGONING AND THE INTERVENTION OF ROMANIA IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

THE AIM OF THIS PAPER IS TO ADDRESS THE SUBJECT OF THE ROMANIAN INTERVENTION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR BY USING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ON BANDWAGONING AS DELIVERED BY RANDALL L. SCHWELLER. THE QUESTION THAT THIS PAPER IS TRYING TO ANSWER IS RELATED TO THE MOTIVATIONS BEHIND THE ROMANIAN INTERVENTION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN 1916, BY SWITCHING SIDES AND ENTERING INTO AN ALLIANCE WITH THE ENTENTE AGAINST THE FORMER ALLIES FROM THE CENTRAL POWERS. STARTING FROM THE MEANING OF BANDWAGONING PROPOSED BY RANDALL SCHWELLER, THIS PAPER ARGUES THAT THE ROMANIAN INTERVENTION FROM 1916 WAS MOTIVATED BY PROFIT, AS AT THE FINAL OF THE WAR THE ENTENTE PROMISED TERRITORIES FOR ROMANIA, AS WELL AS A BETTER PLACE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]