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Writing “Eastness†: Romania and the Conundrum of Regionness in the Black Sea Area

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The article sets out to explore how Romanian authorities have struggled to get rid of the border country syndrome through subregional initiatives in the Black Sea area once Romania joined the Euro-Atlantic community. The article examines how such subregional policies have performatively constituted Romania’s strategic identity in the area. Formally, all the subregional initiatives that the article addresses have drawn on an institutional logic of security. Informally, though, they promoted a geopolitical vision of security. Such a logic has sharply conflicted with the underlying security philosophy of both the European Union and other successful subregional initiatives in the area. Thus, instead of improving Romania’s level of regionness, these subregional policies have ended up creating more dividing lines in an already strained security environment. The article draws on David Campbell’s political criticism and shows how Romania’s security practices in the Black Sea area, instead of instilling Europeanness into the country’s strategic identity, have ended up reinforcing its “Eastness.â€

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  • Lucian Dumitrescu, 2021. "Writing “Eastness†: Romania and the Conundrum of Regionness in the Black Sea Area," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(1), pages 21582440219, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:2158244021998345
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244021998345
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