Republic of Moldova

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• Republic of Moldova
• Presented - Alla Rosca, Fulbright Scholar, UNO

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• The Republic of Moldova
• (Republica Moldova)
• is a country in Eastern Europe, located
  between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the
  north, east and south.

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Flag and Coat of Arms of Moldova

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Capital Chisinau
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• Official languages Moldovan (Romanian)
• Demonym - Moldovan, Moldavians
• Government - Parliamentary republic - President -
  Vladimir Voronin - 
• Prime Minister - Vasile Tarlev
• Independence from the Soviet Union - Date -
  August 27, 1991  - Finalised - December 25,
  1991 
• Area - Total - 33,843 km² 

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• Moldova is a member state of the United Nations,
  WTO, OSCE, GUAM, CIS, BSEC and other
  international organizations.
• The country has officially been a neutral
  country since its independence, and an early
  member of the NATO Partnership for Peace.
• Moldova currently aspires to join the European
  Union and is implementing its first three-year
  Action Plan within the framework of the European
  Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) of the EU.

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History

• Moldavia
• (in orange) towards the end of the 16th century

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• Historically. part of the Principality of
  Moldavia, it was annexed by the Russian Empire in
  1812.
• At the dissolution of the Russian Empire in 1918,
  it united with other Romanian lands in Romania.
• After being occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940,
  and changing hands in 1941 and 1944 during World
  War II, it was known as the Moldavian SSR until
  1991.

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• Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet
  Union on August 27, 1991.
• Although Moldova has been independent from the
  USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on
  Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River
  despite signing international obligations to
  withdraw.

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• Population - 2007 - 4,320,490  
• Density - 111 /km² 
• Religions -
• Eastern Orthodox Christians 95,5

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Political system

• The unicameral Moldovan parliament (Parlament)
  has 101 seats, and its members are elected by
  popular vote every four years.
• The parliament then elects a president, who
  functions as the head of state.
• The president appoints a prime minister as head
  of government who in turn assembles a cabinet,
  both subject to parliamentary approval.

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2001 Parliamentary Elections

• Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
  (PCRM) (50.07 votes, 71 mandates)
• Electoral Bloc "Braghis Alliance" (BEAB) (13.36
  votes, 19 mandates)
• Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) (8.24
  votes, 11 mandates

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2005 Parliamentary Elections

• Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
  (PCRM) (45.98 votes, 56 mandates)
• Electoral Bloc Moldova Democrata (BMD) (28.53
  votes, 34 mandates)
• Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) (9.07
  votes, 11 mandates)

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Traditions

• Martisor
• The Martisor is the diminutive of March (in
  Romanian Martie), and thus means something like
  "little" or "dear March". Martisor an talisman
  consisting of a jewel or a small decoration like
  a flower, an animal, etc., tied to a red and
  white string

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Sarmale (Stuffed Cabbage or Vine Leaves)

• 3 1/4 cups long grain rice, rinsed
• 2 pounds pork loin roast, finely diced
• 1 pound carrots, chopped
• 1 pound onions, chopped
• 1 pinch salt to taste
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• INGREDIENTS
• 1/4 cup sunflower seed oil
• 6 ounces parsley roots, chopped
• 1 medium head cabbage

• DIRECTIONS
• Place rice in a medium bowl, and pour boiling
  water over it. Let soak for 15 minutes, then
  drain.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over
  medium-high heat. Add the carrots, parsley roots,
  onions and tomato paste. Cook and stir until the
  vegetables are tender. Transfer the vegetables to
  the bowl with the rice.
• Heat 2 more tablespoons of oil in the same
  skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork, and
  cook for about 2 minutes, just until browned on
  the outside. Transfer to the bowl with the rice
  and vegetables season with dill and black
  pepper. Stir until everything is well blended.
  Set the mixture aside to cool.
• Carefully remove the leaves from the head of
  cabbage, and place them in a large pot with about
  2 inches of water. Bring to a boil, and cook for
  5 to 10 minutes, until tender and flexible.
• Remove the cabbage leaves from the pot, but leave
  enough in the bottom to cover. On each of the
  remaining leaves, place about 2 tablespoons of
  the pork and rice mixture in the center, and wrap
  the leaf around to cover. Place the stuffed
  cabbage leaves into the pot.
• When the pot is full, place a few boiled cabbage
  leaves over the top. Pour boiling water into the
  pot to cover the cabbage rolls, and place over
  medium-low heat. Cover, and simmer for about 30
  minutes, until the rice is tender.

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• CURRICULUM VITAE
•  Ph.D Alla Rosca
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• Full Professor, Head of the International
  Relations Office , Moldova State
  UniversityRepublic of Moldova Alla RoscaFulbright
  Scholar, Department of Political Science,
  University of New Orleans2000 Lakeshore Drive 351
  Liberal Arts Building, New Orleans, LA 70148,
  USATel 504-280-3962Fax [phone]Mob
  504-284-8275 arosca_at_uno.edu alla_rosca_at_yahoo.com
                                  
              
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• EDUCATION
• Doctor Habilitat - 2004 doctoral sabbatical
  2002-2004, Moldova State University, Field
  Political Science. 2004. Degree - Doctor
  habilitat in political science.
•  Ph.D. 1992 Doctorate, 1989-1992 -
  post-graduate courses. Institute of Philosophy,
  Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Field Political
  Science. 1992. Degree - Ph. D. in political
  science. 
•  B.A. 1984 Moldova State University,
  Faculty of Journalism, Republic of Moldova. 1984.
  Diploma of journalist.                            
                                         
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•  PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
• Teaching
• 2005 October September 2007 - Head of the
  International Relation Office, Moldova State
  University. Professor in Political Science at
  the Moldova State University, Department of
  International Relations, Political and
  Administrative Sciences, Republic of Moldova.
• 2004 December 2005 October Chair, Department
  of International Relations, Republic of Moldova,
  Full professor in Political Science at the
  Moldova State University, Department of
  International Relations, Political and
  Administrative Sciences.
• 2003, September 2004 December, associate
  professor of Political Science at the Moldova
  State University, Faculty of International
  Relations, Political and Administrative Sciences,
  Chair, Department of International Relations,
  Republic of Moldova.
•  2001 September 2007 Associate Professor in
  Political Science, Masters Degree Program in
  American Studies, American Studies Center,
  Republic of Moldova.
•  1997 - to 2002, Associate Professor in Political
  Science, Moldova State University, Faculty of
  International Relations and Political Sciences,
  Faculty of Political Science and Faculty of
  Communication and Journalism, Republic of
  Moldova.
•  1992-1997 Scientific researcher at the Academy
  of Sciences of Moldova. 1997- 2000 part-tame,
  Republic of Moldova
• OTHER ACTIVITIES

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• FACULTY EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIP AND PROGRAMS
• 2007, August - present Fulbright Scholar,
  University of New Orleans, Department of
  Political Science
• 2006, October Visiting professor, University of
  Oradea, Department of Political Science, Romania.
• 2006, January-February Visiting Professor,
  Nuffield College, Oxford University, United
  Kingdom.
• 2004 - 2006, Fellow in the Regional Seminar for
  excellence in Teaching Ethnicity and Nationalism
  in the South-Eastern Europe Research and
  Teaching Methodology. St.-Petersburg, Russia
  Federation.
• 2002 - 2004, Local Faculty Fellow in Civic
  Education Project, Higher Education Support
  Program. Soros Foundation, Hungary.
• 2004, May, Visiting Professor, Department of
  Political Science, Rutgers University, USA.
•  2003, April - Participating in the Curriculum
  Development Center, Central European University,
  session Achieving Democracy through the Media,
  Budapest, Hungary.
• 2003, May, Visiting Professor, Department of
  Political Science, University of New-Orleans.
  USA.
• 2003, August, Project Design and Management,
  Training, Counterpart Creative Center, Kyiv,
  Ukraine.
• 2002, April-May, Scientific work in the Library
  F. Mitterrand, Paris, France.
• 2001, June August, Fulbright American Studies
  Institute on the U.S. Political System Origin,
  Structure, and Contemporary Issues Department of
  Political Science, Southern Illinois University,
  Carbondale, USA.
• 2000, March-April - Visiting Professor,
  Department of Sociology, Bucharest State
  University, Romania.
• 1999, September, Visiting Professor - Department
  of Political Science, Babes-Bolyai University of
  Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
• 1999, Summer School. Conflicts in the condition
  of the Civic Society growing. Yekaterinburg,
  Russia Federation.
• 1998, Summer School. The formation of the civic
  society in post-communist countries. Kiev,
  Ukraine

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• PUBLICATIONS
• Books
• Political communication and democratization of
  society. 2003. MSU, Chisinau, Moldova. 232 P.
• Mass media and the national self-consciousness
  the dynamic of interaction. MoldNIIINTI ?1345
  M94. Chisinau. 1994. 150 P.
• Articles and Chapters in the books
• Strengthening Democracy and interethnic
  Relations Moldovan case Ethnobarometer in the
  Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, 2006, pp.53-75.
• The new interactive learning strategy from
  teaching to learning. International Scientific
  Conference The university education and research
  the base of the knowledgeable society
  dedicated to the 60 Anniversary of the Moldova
  State University. - Chisinau, USM, 2006,
  pp.95-97.
• The impact of the international communication to
  the globalization process. Interconnections in
  the context of globalization. 2005, Iasi,
  Romania. pp.125-128.
• The problem of the settlement of the
  Transnistrian conflict and the Europeanization
  perspectives of the Republic of Moldova.
  International Conference European Integration
  Philosophy, Politics, Culture. Chisinau, USM,
  2005. pp.258-269.
• The political television ads as element of
  political communication. Scientific and
  Technical Bulletin. Series Economic Sciences
  Sociology. IX. N.6-7, Arad, Romania,  2003.
  pp.26-35.
• The transformation of Broadcasting in public
  institution (Case Studies of Republic of
  Moldova).- Jurnalism Comunicare. Bucharest.
  Romania. Nr.3. 2003 pp.3-10.
• The contradictions of the impact of negative
  electoral advertising as an element of political
  communication. Analele USM. The Annual
  publications of the Moldova State University,
  Vol. II, Chisinau 2002, pp.48-53.
• Confrontations of political images in the
  parliamentary elections of 2001 failures and
  performances. Moldoscopie XVI. Problems of
  political analysis. Chisinau 2001. pp.9-21.
  (co-author Peru A.)
• Valence of the mediatic field in Republic of
  Moldova achievements and perspectives.
  Moldoscopie XV, Problems of political
  analysis.Chisinau, 2001. pp. 10-17.
• Informational tactics of preserving the plausible
  image the creation of image through political
  dishonesty and manipulation tactics.
  Moldoscopie XVII. Problems of political analysis.
  Chisinau 2001. pp.9-21 (co-outhor Peru A.).
• National interests in the transitional period and
  mass media. Chisinau - Mass media in transitional
  society reality and perspectives. 2001.
  pp.201-204. (co-author V. Saca).
• The communication technology of national mass
  media during the 2001 parliamentary election
  campaign in Republic of Moldova. - Mass media in
  transitional society reality and perspectives. 
  Chisinau. 2001. pp.19-46. (co-author V.Saca).
• The mass media and the migration problems (on the
  example of Moldova).- Moldova, Romania, Ukraine
  European integration and the migration of the
  work force. Chisinau. 2000. pp.8-24.
• The political communication as a form of mass
  communication. Analele USM. The Annual
  publications of the Moldova State University.
  Chisinau. 2000.pp 192-196

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• The problems of human rights in the
  Republic of Moldova through the view of students.
  Civic strategy, Chisinau, 2000.
• The integration of the Republic of Moldova in the
  European structures problems, advantages and
  perspectives. Moldova, Romania, Ukraine
  integration in the European structures. The
  materials of the International Symposium.
  15-16th of October 1999. Chisinau 2000. pp.
  130-155.
• Groups of interests and groups of pressure from
  the Republic of Moldova. (Activity conditions,
  specific and methods of influence).- Moldoscopie
  XII.Chisinau,1999. pp.153-168.
• The politics of communication in the campaign of
  local elections 99 in the republican mass
  media. Moldoscopie. VXII. Chisinau, 1999.
  pp.5-34.
• New dimensions of the contemporary social
  conflicts. - Moldoscopie XI, Chisinau, 1999. pp.
  34-44. (co-author M.Siretean)
• The relations mass media power, in the
  conditions of the political realities of the
  Republic of Moldova. Analele USM. The Annual
  publications of the Moldova State University,
  Chisinau, 1999. pp.321-325.
• The role of mass media during the electoral
  campaign. - Moldoscopie XI, Chisinau, 1999, pp.
  5-34. (co-author Casian C.)
• The communication process and the role of mass
  media in the improvement of the interethnic
  collaboration. - Moldova, Romania, Ukraine good
  neighborhood and regional collaboration.
  Chisinau, 1998. pp.14-21.
• The political situation of Moldova in 1998. -
  Moldova, Romania, Ukraine good neighborhood and
  regional collaboration. Chisinau, 1998. pp.41-54.
• The receive of the political message during the
  electoral campaign. (the results of the research
  in the focus groups).- Moldova 98. The
  political realities and the parlamentarian
  elections. Chisinau, 1998. pp.111-163.
• The moldovian mass media and the moldovian
  problem of identity. - The national identity and
  communication. Chisinau 1998. pp. 78-83.
• The role of NGOs in the civil society. - The
  role of NGOs in the transition to a democratic
  society. Chisinau, 1997.
• National Identity in period of perestroika in
  Moldova. Chisinau. National State and
  poliethnic society Moldova in 90s. The first
  Moldo-german Symposium. Chisinau.-1996. pp.10-20.
• Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Press in the
  Republic of Moldova. - Balkan Media, Sofia.
  Bulgaria, V. I-2, 1997.pp
• Current problems of ecological aspects of
  consciousness, reflected in the mass media. The
  problem of environmental protection. Papers from
  the International Conference. Chisinau. 1996.
• The role of mass media in shaping national
  selfconsciusness in the period of perestroika
  in Moldova. - Moldoscopie, Chisinau, 1996, ? 9.
  p.100-125.
• Ensurance of the right for free communication as
  a condition for democratization of the society. -
  Socioanaliza, - Chisinau, 1996, nr.2.
  pp.63-88.
• Conditions of the creation of the legislation
  of the activity of mass media in Moldova. -
  Ideas and eternal values in the socio-human
  sciences. Stidies and investigations. Iasi,
  Romania, 1995. pp.152-164.
• The Communication Sistem Activity and Information
  Market Formatin. - The Law and Philosophy
  Journal. Chisinau, ?3, 1994, pp.52-57.

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• PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES
• Building of the welfare state the major
  political vector for a better future new
  challenges and trends. at the International
  Conference The role of Social-Democracy in
  Europe, 17-19 November 2006, Chisinau, Republic
  of Moldova.
• Is the Republic of Moldova a new bridge-head
  towards the European Union? - at the
  International Conference The perspective of
  EU-NATO enlargement and its impact on the
  democratization process in the Republic of
  Moldova November 10-12, 2006, Chisinau, Republic
  of Moldova.
• The collaboration of the Republic of Moldova with
  the European Union in the Framework of the New
  Neighbourhood Politics at the conference
  Culture, Development, Identity October 26-27,
  2006, Oradea, Romania.
• Perception related to the new challenge of
  society Terrorism Possible solution/proposals.
  - Friendship Meeting/International Study of
  Political Science Students, - 05-09 June, 2006,
  Zagreb, Croatia.
• From Formal Democracy to Functional Democtacy
  problems and solutions. at the conference
  Consolidation of democratic institution in
  Moldova 28-29 January, 2005, Chisinau,
  republic of Moldova.
• The European Union politics of Regional Security
  and Democratic Consolidation in the grey security
  zones. on the conference EU expanion
  perspectives the impact on the democratization
  process in republic of Moldova September 23-25,
  2005, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
• The relationship between state and civil society
  the factor of democratic consolidation. (Case
  Studies Republic of Moldova) Transparency and
  Participation. Making Governance more
  Citizen-Friendly. - 5-6 December , 2005,
  Bucharest, Romania.
• Rethinking the Nationalities and Citizenship in
  Post-Soviet Eurasia. International Conference.
  December 16-18. 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia
  Federation.
• Obstacles to Cross-Border Cooperation. -
  Cross-Border Cooperation between Romania and
  Moldova in the context of Wider Europe Policies,
  Actors, and Institutions. 12-13 November, 2005,
  Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
• The Impact af International Communication on the
  Globalization Process. - Novewmber 20, 2004,
  Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
• The ransnistrial Conflict issue and the
  europenization perspectives of the Republic Of
  Moldova. an the Conference European
  Intergation Filosophy, Politics, Culture,
  November 19-21, 2004, Chisinau, Pepublic of
  Moldova.
• The Problem of Migration and Identity of
  Population. Case Study Republic of Moldova.
  Language and Migration in a Changing World. CEP-
  SCOUT International Conference. May 19-22, 2004,
  Ulan-Ude, Buryat State University, Russia
  Federation.
• Reconfiguration of the political communication in
  the Republic of Moldova. The 10 Bilateral
  Colloquium on communication. Romania-France.
  June. 2003. Bucharest, Romania.
• Specifics of the Election Campaigns in the CISs
  New Independent State - 2003 Southwestern
  Political Science Association (SWPSA) Meeting.
   April 16-19, 2003. San Antonio, U.S.A.
• Journalistic investigations in the Republic of
  Moldova the evaluation of the practice and of
  the perspective of the genre. International
  Workshop. Investigation journalism balance
  between the liberty of information and other
  rights and interests. 26th-27th September 2002.
  Chisinau. Republic of Moldova.  
• Political television advertising structure,
  semantics and perspectives. International
  conference. The electoral process and civic
  participation. 24th-26th September. 2002.
  Chisinau.   Republic of Moldova.
• The perspectives and the realities of electronic
  mass media in Moldova. Transboundary mass media
  in the CIS risks and chances. 17th-18th June.
  2002. Kiev. Ukraine.

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Research Project (Alla Rosca)

• The impact of globalization over the
  democratization processes in the transitions
  societies Fulbright Project
• Democratization in East-European Countries
  Council of Europe Project
• Erasmus Mundus Project
• Interethnic Relations in Moldova Soros
  Foundation Project in Moldova

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Teaching Project

• Comparative Foreign Policy
• UNO, spring semester 2008

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Fulbright Project The impact of globalization
over the democratization processes in the
transitions societies

• The main aim of this project is to analyze the
  evolution, substance and the finality of the
  social political processes of democratic
  transformation and of the democratizations
  correlations with the internal and foreign
  factors, specific for globalization, that
  determine and influence these processes in the
  countries in transition.
• The realization in comparison of the
  democratization processes will permit to analyze
  the evidence of the similitude and differences
  and to elaborate some conclusion concerning the
  Republic of Moldova.

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• As part of project the following aspects will be
  analyzed
• - the theoretic-methodological investigation of
  the democratization concepts, theories and
  methods of the democratization the study of
  paradigms and theories of the democratization
• - the study of relational liaisons of the
  globalization with the democratization, the
  determination of globalization significations
• - the impact of the internal factors over the
  democratic evolution, the key features of the
  development of democratic institutions,
  democratic society, civil society, the reform f
  the legislative part and law bodies

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• - the analysis of the quality of life,
  unemployment and the social protection of the
  population
• - the social-political participation as factor
  of the democratization, creation and the quality
  of political elites
• - the analysis of the foreign factors in the
  democratization process, the effectiveness of
  foreign policy, the impact of globalization over
  the democratic transformations
• - the compared analysis of the democratization
  processes in the countries from the Community of
  Independent States and from South-East Europe.

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• Thank you for your attention !