Florin Abraham
Florin Abraham is Scientific Director and Head of the Scientific Research, Prognosis & Analysis Department of the ‘Ovidiu ?incai’ Institute, and a Senior Researcher within the National Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism (NIST) of the Romanian Academy, both located in Bucharest. He is the author of a number of books, including (as co-author), Contemporary Political Doctrines (Doctrine politice contemporane), Ziua Publishing House, Bucharest, 2007; Transforming Romania: 1989-2006. The Role of External Factors (Transformarea României: 1989-2006. Rolul factorilor externi), Romanian Academy-NIST, Bucharest, 2006; and Romania from Capitalism to Communism, 1989-2004. Political system (România de la comunism la capitalism, 1989-2004. Sistemul politic), Tritonic, Bucharest, 2006.
How Realistic Is The ‘Good Society’ Project?
It is important to be honest about the very real conflicts that exist between ethical values and the practical realities of power. Any project that envisages changing Europe through a combination of gradualist methods and revolutionary objectives contains from the outset an element of utopianism. The idea of creating a ‘good society’ is generous, and [...]
