What is it about?
This study explores religious diversity in Romania and how the trends of indices of religious fractionalization and polarization manifest at the county level in the post-communist period. The county is selected as the relevant level for analysis due to its spatial confessional dynamics being more clearly visible. Recent studies have revealed that erosion of diversity represents an important aspect for any country and needs to be considered as an important aspect of democracy.
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Why is it important?
This paper is important because it highlights that religious polarization and fractionalization in Romania has been generally maintained in post-communist times, although the regions of Transylvania, Banat, Dobrogea and Western Moldova remain areas where there are different confessions. Besides the general aspect of religion diversity depending the ethnic trends, there is a rise of Pentecostals and Baptists at the county level.
Perspectives
This paper can inform policymakers to create new institutions for dialogue between majority Orthodox communities and Protestants so that potential conflicts do not appear between the Orthodox and emerging religious communities, but also to ensure objective, cultural, religious coherence.
Dr Remus Cretan
west university of Timisoara
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This page is a summary of: How Can Religious Fractionalization and Polarization Inform Us at the County Level in Post-Communist Romania?, March 2024, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202403.0849.v1.
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