Diane Vancea, Iulia Ratiu, Peter Gross, Claudia Lonkin, Monica Ciobanu, Mihaela Şerban

The biannual, peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, jointly developed by The Society for Romanian Studies and ibidem Press, examines critical issues in Romanian studies, linking work in that field to wider theoretical debates and issues of current relevance, and serving as a forum for junior and senior scholars. The journal also presents articles that connect Romania and Moldova comparatively with other states and their ethnic majorities and minorities, and with other groups by investigating the challenges of migration and globalization and the impact of the European Union. Issue No. 4 contains: Cosmin Sebastian Cercel: Reversing Liberal Legality: Romania’s Path to Dictatorship 1930–1938 Ştefan Cristian Ionescu: Perceptions of Legality during the Antonescu Regime, 1940–1944 Mihaela Şerban: Litigating Identity in Fascist and Post-Fascist Romania (1940–1945) Monica Ciobanu: Writing History Through Trials: The Case of the National Peasant Party Emanuela Grama: Regimes of Evidence, Property Restitution, and Power (Un)making in Postcommunist Transylvania Dragoş Petrescu: Law in Action in Romania, 2008–2018: Context, Agency, and Innovation in the Process of Transitional Justice Simona Livescu: Institutional Memories and Transgenerational Conflicts: The House of Terror and the Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance

Mihaela Şerban is Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Her research and writing focus on law and society in Romania and Eastern Europe, human rights, constitutional law, and transitional justice.

Dr Monica Ciobanu is Professor at Plattsburgh State University of New York. Dr Ciobanu’s current research is focused on issues of democratization, memory, truth, and justice in post-communism. In 2014 she was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities by SUNY.