The Authoritarianism of the Head of State – A Distinctive Mark of the Romanian Constitutional Identity
The Authoritarianism of the Head of State – A Distinctive Mark of the Romanian Constitutional Identity

Summary/Abstract: Given the inspiring universe created around the concept of constitutional identity and its various implications, this article aims to offer a multidisciplinary perspective on the authoritarianism of the head of state, as a distinctive mark of what is considered to be the Romanian constitutional identity. Thus, the paper uses a broad-spectrum of interconnected concepts and terms borrowed from various fields of research such as: constitutional law, psychology (especially social psychology), politics, history, sociology, ethnology, and other related domains. In the first place, to facilitate a better understanding of the topic, the issue of the Romanian constitutional identity will be addressed and with this aim in mind, an imagination exercise will be included. Also, when exploring this subject, it is crucial to track the main events in the history of the Romanian people and their political consequences, which shaped the Romanian constitutional life in a specific manner and contributed to what nowadays is more or less accepted as the Romanian constitutional identity. During this scientific inquiry, the elements that led to the current distinctive marks of the Romanian constitutional identity will be highlighted, the authoritarianism of the head of state being one of them.

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