Cristian Cercel
@cercel.bsky.social
from Bucharest, now based in Tübingen, often elsewhere | searching and researching
Happy to have contributed to the dossier on “Lorrainians” in Banat published by “Revue d’Allemagne”. And extremely grateful to Benjamin Landais, who had to put a lot of effort in order to make my French readable. The dossier, currently under paywall, is here: journals.openedition.org/allemagne/4369
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy to have contributed to the dossier on “Lorrainians” in Banat published by “Revue d’Allemagne”. And extremely grateful to Benjamin Landais, who had to put a lot of effort in order to make my French readable. The dossier, currently under paywall, is here: journals.openedition.org/allemagne/4369
Why have a state, after all?
Nicușor Dan asks the private sector to replace the state and come up with ready-made policies
President Nicușor Dan told business representatives at the "Dialogue for Development" Summit that the Romanian state currently lacks the administrative capacity to develop efficient policies and that ...
www.mediafax.ro
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Why have a state, after all?
so much freedom in the land of the free
US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk
State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
so much freedom in the land of the free
“Europäische Landwirtschaft, wie sie heute organisiert ist, basiert auf ausbeutbarer Arbeit. Früher Rumänen statt Polen, jetzt Roma oder Arbeiter aus Nepal, Bangladesch, Vietnam. Ohne diese Arbeitskräfte würde vieles zusammenbrechen oder viel teurer werden.”
Gastarbeiter aus Rumänien: Experte sieht „Aufstand der Ausgebeuteten“
Europas Landwirtschaft wird von Arbeitsmigranten getragen. Warum dieses System inklusive finanzieller Ausbeutung bis hin zu sexueller Gewalt noch funktioniert, erklärt der rumänische Historiker und An...
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September 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“Europäische Landwirtschaft, wie sie heute organisiert ist, basiert auf ausbeutbarer Arbeit. Früher Rumänen statt Polen, jetzt Roma oder Arbeiter aus Nepal, Bangladesch, Vietnam. Ohne diese Arbeitskräfte würde vieles zusammenbrechen oder viel teurer werden.”
The European dream:
“In 2020-2021, the Dutch Labour Inspectorate reported that more than two-thirds of severely disadvantaged workers employed by an employment agency in low-wage industries were Romanian. The trend is most pronounced in the meat industry…”
“In 2020-2021, the Dutch Labour Inspectorate reported that more than two-thirds of severely disadvantaged workers employed by an employment agency in low-wage industries were Romanian. The trend is most pronounced in the meat industry…”
Treated Like Meat: Romanians Suffer Violence, Broken Promises in Dutch Industry
Romanian migrants recruited by employment agencies often end up in some of the toughest and lowest-paid jobs in the Netherlands, most notably in the meat industry.
balkaninsight.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The European dream:
“In 2020-2021, the Dutch Labour Inspectorate reported that more than two-thirds of severely disadvantaged workers employed by an employment agency in low-wage industries were Romanian. The trend is most pronounced in the meat industry…”
“In 2020-2021, the Dutch Labour Inspectorate reported that more than two-thirds of severely disadvantaged workers employed by an employment agency in low-wage industries were Romanian. The trend is most pronounced in the meat industry…”
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Zurückweisungen verstoßen nicht nur gegen geltendes Recht und sind menschlich sowie moralisch verwerflich, sie kosten den Steuerzahler darüber hinaus viel Geld: 80,5 Millionen Euro – für 493 zurückgewiesene Personen.
Eine in jeder Hinsicht desaströse Bilanz.
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
Eine in jeder Hinsicht desaströse Bilanz.
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
August 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Zurückweisungen verstoßen nicht nur gegen geltendes Recht und sind menschlich sowie moralisch verwerflich, sie kosten den Steuerzahler darüber hinaus viel Geld: 80,5 Millionen Euro – für 493 zurückgewiesene Personen.
Eine in jeder Hinsicht desaströse Bilanz.
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
Eine in jeder Hinsicht desaströse Bilanz.
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
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New today: Adam Shatz in Berlin.
‘That Germany has a responsibility to remember the Holocaust is beyond question. But it’s striking how little concern there is for other populations that have experienced racial discrimination or violence at the hands of the Germans.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
‘That Germany has a responsibility to remember the Holocaust is beyond question. But it’s striking how little concern there is for other populations that have experienced racial discrimination or violence at the hands of the Germans.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz · Berlin Diary
Under the policy of Staatsräson, which has made the defence of Israel a central pillar of the German state, the lesson...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New today: Adam Shatz in Berlin.
‘That Germany has a responsibility to remember the Holocaust is beyond question. But it’s striking how little concern there is for other populations that have experienced racial discrimination or violence at the hands of the Germans.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
‘That Germany has a responsibility to remember the Holocaust is beyond question. But it’s striking how little concern there is for other populations that have experienced racial discrimination or violence at the hands of the Germans.’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“Ideea asta că, dacă ai un stat slab, trebuie să-l faci și mai slab în zona serviciilor publice e, sincer, foarte proastă.”
Cornel Ban, despre austeritate și neoliberalism: cum circulă ideile economice în lume - Mindcraft Stories
Trăiește la Copenhaga, predă economie politică internațională la Copenhagen Business School și este cercetător afiliat la Global Development Policy Center din Boston. Scrie despre politici economice ș...
mindcraftstories.ro
July 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Ideea asta că, dacă ai un stat slab, trebuie să-l faci și mai slab în zona serviciilor publice e, sincer, foarte proastă.”
„If extraordinary sums can be mobilised for the military, with far lower economic returns and much lower social benefits, then the refusal to fund a just transition and stronger public services is clearly political, not economic.”
Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes
Nato plan to increase military spending overlooks risks to security posed by environmental breakdown and social decay, say economists
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
„If extraordinary sums can be mobilised for the military, with far lower economic returns and much lower social benefits, then the refusal to fund a just transition and stronger public services is clearly political, not economic.”
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Herzliche Einladung zum Vortrag „Dubious Legacies: Cities of Eastern, East-Central and South-Eastern Europe. 1850–2000“ von Markian Prokopovych (Durham) im Rahmen des Gesprächskreises Neuere Geschichte.
📅 2.6.25, 18:15 Uhr
📍Großer Übungsraum, Osteuropainstitut (Wilhelmstr. 36)
📅 2.6.25, 18:15 Uhr
📍Großer Übungsraum, Osteuropainstitut (Wilhelmstr. 36)
May 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Herzliche Einladung zum Vortrag „Dubious Legacies: Cities of Eastern, East-Central and South-Eastern Europe. 1850–2000“ von Markian Prokopovych (Durham) im Rahmen des Gesprächskreises Neuere Geschichte.
📅 2.6.25, 18:15 Uhr
📍Großer Übungsraum, Osteuropainstitut (Wilhelmstr. 36)
📅 2.6.25, 18:15 Uhr
📍Großer Übungsraum, Osteuropainstitut (Wilhelmstr. 36)
In Romania, investor (also member of AUR and MP) won a tender & plans to turn the former prison where, among others, Communist and Fascist leaders were imprisoned, in a luxury hotel. Complains about bureaucracy (too many approvals needed). One can only hope bureaucracy will have the better of him.
Închisoarea terorii de la Doftana, transformată hotel de lux cu piscină și cinema. Planurile dezvăluite de investitor
După 85 de ani de ruină, închisoarea terorii de la Doftana, județul Prahova, va fi transformată într-un hotel de lux cu 1.500 de locuri de cazare, cinematograf și piscină. Declarată monument istoric în anul 2015 „Am pus toată experiența mea de treizeci de ani în turism în acest proiect”, susține Mohammad Murad, omul de afaceri […]
www.libertatea.ro
May 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
In Romania, investor (also member of AUR and MP) won a tender & plans to turn the former prison where, among others, Communist and Fascist leaders were imprisoned, in a luxury hotel. Complains about bureaucracy (too many approvals needed). One can only hope bureaucracy will have the better of him.
I published something in the latest issue of the Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung. It’s on the Lorrainians/French in Banat, it’s in English and it’s open access. Check it out here: www.zfo-online.de/portal/zfo/a... www.zfo-online.de/portal/zfo/a...
(How) Could One Be French in Banat (1770–1920)?
| Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung
www.zfo-online.de
April 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I published something in the latest issue of the Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung. It’s on the Lorrainians/French in Banat, it’s in English and it’s open access. Check it out here: www.zfo-online.de/portal/zfo/a... www.zfo-online.de/portal/zfo/a...
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Beim Institut für donauschwäbische Geschichte und Landeskunde (IdGL) in Tübingen ist zum 01.07.2025 eine unbefristete Stelle im Forschungsbereich Migrations- und Mobilitätsforschung zu besetzen:
idglbw.de/de/aktuelles...
idglbw.de/de/aktuelles...
Stellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/ Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (w/m/d) :: IDGL
Zum 01.07.2025 eine unbefristete Stelle im Forschungsbereich Migrations- und Mobilitätsforschung zu besetzen.
idglbw.de
April 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Beim Institut für donauschwäbische Geschichte und Landeskunde (IdGL) in Tübingen ist zum 01.07.2025 eine unbefristete Stelle im Forschungsbereich Migrations- und Mobilitätsforschung zu besetzen:
idglbw.de/de/aktuelles...
idglbw.de/de/aktuelles...
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📣 New Long Read!
Cristian Cercel provides an in-depth reflection on Marius Turda’s new book În căutarea românului perfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și selecție socială în România modernă, published by Polirom in 2024.
Read it here:
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Cristian Cercel provides an in-depth reflection on Marius Turda’s new book În căutarea românului perfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și selecție socială în România modernă, published by Polirom in 2024.
Read it here:
ceureviewofbooks.com/longread/the...
The past and present of the history of racism in Romania - CEU Review of Books
Cristian Cercel provides an in-depth reflection on Marius Turda’s new book În căutarea românului perfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și selecție socială în România modernă, published by Pol...
ceureviewofbooks.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📣 New Long Read!
Cristian Cercel provides an in-depth reflection on Marius Turda’s new book În căutarea românului perfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și selecție socială în România modernă, published by Polirom in 2024.
Read it here:
ceureviewofbooks.com/longread/the...
Cristian Cercel provides an in-depth reflection on Marius Turda’s new book În căutarea românului perfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și selecție socială în România modernă, published by Polirom in 2024.
Read it here:
ceureviewofbooks.com/longread/the...
The world is decomposing, yes, but I published something on Danube Swabians, homeland orientations, and multiple diasporic possibilities
Germans Abroad? Danube Swabians and the Plurality of Diasporic Possibilities | Diaspora
This article engages with the history of the so-called Danube Swabians from the eighteenth century up to the present as a history of multiple diasporic possibilities. Showing how the Danube Swabian ca...
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February 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The world is decomposing, yes, but I published something on Danube Swabians, homeland orientations, and multiple diasporic possibilities