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The Eastern Frontier of European Civil Security examines how civil security is changing at the eastern frontier of the European Union. The context is one of overlapping crises: Russia's war against Ukraine, energy vulnerability, disinformation, corruption, institutional fragility and democratic distrust. The book starts from the premise that civil security is not merely a technical component of national security. It is a public good, built through trust, credible institutions, democratic accountability and societal resilience.
This second volume of The Eastern Frontier of European Civil Security moves from concepts to cases. It examines how civil security is perceived, contested and rebuilt in the Republic of Moldova and Romania, two societies that share the same frontier but hold different positions in relation to the European Union. The chapters draw on empirical data and comparative analysis. They cover human development and democracy, democratic fragility and societal resilience, strategic culture and strategic communication, and energy dependence as a civil-security vulnerability. They also address borderland identities, the securitization of elections after the annulment of Romania's 2024 presidential vote, the continuity of Romanian foreign policy, citizens' security perceptions in Romania's border counties, youth as a factor of resilience against hybrid threats, and the tension between institutional protection and individual responsibility.
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Monografia The Eastern Frontier of European Civil Security analizează transformarea securității civile la frontiera estică a Uniunii Europene. Contextul este unul al crizelor care se suprapun: războiul Rusiei împotriva Ucrainei, vulnerabilitatea energetică, dezinformarea, corupția, fragilitatea instituțională și neîncrederea democratică. Lucrarea pornește de la premisa că securitatea civilă nu este o simplă componentă tehnică a securității naționale. Ea este un bun public, construit prin încredere, instituții credibile, responsabilitate democratică și reziliență socială.
Al doilea volum al lucrării aduce studii de caz privind Republica Moldova și România: fragilitate democratică, securitate energetică, cultură strategică, securitizarea proceselor electorale, percepții ale securității în județele de graniță și politică externă. Rezultat al grantului de cercetare SECURE-MD (UEFISCDI), volumul reunește cercetători din România și Republica Moldova. Se adresează mediului academic, factorilor de decizie și specialiștilor interesați de reziliență și guvernanță democratică pe flancul estic al Europei.
Introduction
European Civil Security at the EU's Eastern Frontier: Challenges, Risks, and Perspectives for the Republic of Moldova
Svetlana Cebotari
Human Development and Democracy in Romania and the Republic of Moldova: Context in the Construction of Political Order
Silviu-Petru Grecu
Democratic Fragility and Societal Resilience at the EU's Eastern Frontier: Civil Security Perceptions in the Republic of Moldova
Natalia Putină
Strategic Culture Theory: Origins, Debates, and Its Application to Strategic Communication at the EU's Eastern Frontier
Maria Corina Barbaros
From Energy Dependence to Societal Resilience: European Civil Security Frameworks and Energy Security in the Republic of Moldova
Diana Hîrbu, Marcel Bencheci, Vladimir Borș
Reframing Borderland and European Integration: The Case of Moldova (Mărgărit Diana
Voting as a Threat? Securitization and Emergency Politics in the Annulment of Romania's 2024 Presidential Elections
Ovidiu Gherasim Proca
Continuity under Pressure: A Neoclassical Realist Reading of Romania's Foreign Policy
Olesea Țaranu
Civil Security Perceptions at the EU's Eastern Frontier: Evidence from Romania's Border Counties
Andrei Toescu, Emanuel Zanoschi
Civil Security under Hybrid Threats: Youth as a Strategic Determinant of Societal Resilience in the Republic of Moldova
Ruslana Grosu
The Paradox of Security: Reconciling Institutional Protection with Individual Responsibility
Hera Erin Susanyi
Maria Corina Barbaros is an Associate Professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania, within the Department of Political Science, International Relations, and European Studies. She holds a PhD in Political Science, and her research explores security culture, public opinion, crisis and strategic communication, and the impact of AI on discursivity. She is the director of the research grant SECURE-MD: The Contribution of the EU and Romania to Civil Security in Moldova: Policies, Strategic Partnerships, and Reinforcement of European Identity (2025–2027, UEFISCDI). Corina BARBAROS has served as the Chair of the AGORA International Conference, hosted by Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași since 2025. ORCID Profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-8525
Liliana Beniuc is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Moldova State University, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, and a Coordinating Scientific Researcher at the Institute of Legal, Political and Sociological Research. She holds a PhD in Political Science, and her research focuses on European integration, EU foreign and security policy, international relations, diplomacy, European identity, and the Republic of Moldova’s European integration process. She coordinated the Jean Monnet Module EU Economic Diplomacy as an Instrument of Foreign Policy Action (2020–2023) and served as Chair Holder and coordinator of the Jean Monnet Chair EU’s Role in the Emerging International System (2023–2026). She is also Co-Director of the SECURE-MD project, The Contribution of the EU and Romania to Civil Security in Moldova: Policies, Strategic Partnerships, and Reinforcement of European Identity (2025–2027). Her academic work includes monographs, university course materials, and numerous scholarly publications on the European Union, international relations, security, and Moldova’s European integration. ORCID Profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1094-2662
