Call for papers Sociologie Românească [Romanian Sociology Review] (Special Issue):
Title: “The Centenary of Romanian Sociology (1925-2025): 100 years since the first sociological field research carried out by the Gusti School in Greater Romania”.
Planned Date of Publication: December 2025.
Keywords: Dimitrie Gusti, Sociological School of Bucharest, field research, field work, history of Romanian sociology, interwar sociology, communist and post-communist sociology.

Editors:
Bogdan Bucur, Department of Sociology, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, bucur@politice.ro

Simona Maria Stănescu, Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, simona.stanescu@iccv.ro

Marian-Gabriel Hâncean, Department of Sociology, University of Bucharest, gabriel.hancean@sas.unibuc.ro

Description:

In 2025, we will commemorate the centennial of the first sociological field research campaign conducted in Greater Romania in 1925 by Dimitrie Gusti’s Sociological School in the village of Goicea Mare, Dolj County, Oltenia Province. This event marks the true beginning of Romanian sociology as a scientific discipline. With the establishment of the Sociological School of Bucharest by Dimitrie Gusti, Romania connected to the international scientific community. Field research is an essential component of sociology as a social science, and the commencement of field-based sociological research in Greater Romania in 1925 represents the definitive structuring of sociology as a mature scientific discipline.

The centenary of this remarkable milestone in the history of Romanian sociology calls for a special commemorative issue of Sociologie Românească, the journal founded by Dimitrie Gusti. This issue will pay tribute to Romanian sociology and to those who contributed to its foundation, continuation, and revival during the interwar, communist, and post-communist periods. The thematic issue seeks original contributions—both quantitative and qualitative—that are directly or indirectly connected to field research in sociology. Equally, we are interested in manuscripts addressing the evolution of Romanian sociology and field research across the three key historical periods that Romania has traversed over the past century: the interwar era, the communist period, and the post-1989/post-communist period. Contributions should emphasize the main achievements of Romanian sociology, particularly from the perspective of field research.

In conclusion, Sociologie Românească proposes a thematic issue dedicated to original research contributions focusing on field research and its historical development across the three major periods in Romania's history. This initiative aims not only to honor the founders and continuers of Romanian sociology but also to stimulate critical reflection on the discipline’s future directions in alignment with international scientific trends.

Manuscripts must be submitted no later than May 1, 2025, to bucur@politice.ro.

The special issue of Sociologie Românească will primarily include articles written in English or French, with Romanian-language submissions considered as rare exceptions. Submission guidelines can be found at: www.revistasociologieromaneasca.ro/sr/submission-details.