The Romanian Academic Society (''Societatea Academică din România'' in

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

) is a

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

-based

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

and NGO founded in 1996. It is considered close to the right wing of politics.Societatea Academica Romana at infopolitic.ro
/ref> SAR seeks to *Contribute to good governance and development through policy research. *Contribute to the European integration of Romania, Western Balkan countries and Moldova through transfer of best practices and advocacy*enhance the contribution of independent policy institutes to the process of policy formulation through advocacy and public debate. *Contribute to the (re)building of the fields of applied social sciences and public policy in Romania and South-Eastern Europe after fifty years of communism. The current president of the Society is Alina Mungiu-Pippidi. The other Board members are Aurora Liiceanu, Ana Maria Sandi, Andrei Pleșu, Ioan Popa, Sorin Vieru, and

Daniel Dăianu Daniel Dăianu (born 30 August 1952) is a Romanian economist, professor, and politician. Early life He was born in Bucharest, Romania in a family of high-ranking Securitate officers. Up to 9th grade he studied at High School nr. 35, after which ...

. The Romanian Academic Society should not be confused with the Romanian Academy, a government-funded body that regulates the

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Moldova, Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communi ...

and promotes Romanian culture and literature. The usage of the words "Academic" and "Romanian" is restricted by Romanian law.

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Academic Society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may ...

Political and economic think tanks based in the European Union 1996 establishments in Romania Think tanks established in 1996