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The Post-2021 Afghan Situation: Romanian Students’ Knowledge, Views and Cultural Receptiveness

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  • Simona Șimon

    (Department of Communication and Foreign Languages, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, Romania)

  • Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir

    (Department of Teaching Training, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, Romania
    Interdisciplinary Research Center for Communication and Sustainability (PoliCom), Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, Romania)

  • Marcela Alina Fărcașiu

    (Department of Communication and Foreign Languages, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300006 Timisoara, Romania)

Abstract

In a world in which the political crisis is escalating, causing the emergence of war and conflict, even in unexpected regions, the post-2021 Afghan situation of the population in general, and of the women in particular, is a reminder of the atrocities caused by colliding political powers. This article aims to raise Romanian students’ awareness of post-2021 Afghanistan, a geographically and culturally distant country, to identify their perceptions of the Afghans’ lives under the current regime as well as to single out the respondents’ cultural receptiveness. To achieve these research objectives, an online survey was carried out at the beginning of 2024 among the students of Politehnica University of Timișoara (Romania), recording 420 responses. The study revealed that, although the majority of the surveyed population is well acquainted with the topic under discussion, there is a significant sample that is still unaware of it despite its media coverage. Furthermore, the subjects’ cultural responsiveness is illustrative of the cultural traits of the Romanians, pointing to the slowness of the cultural change in spite of the incontestable economic growth of the country.

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  • Simona Șimon & Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir & Marcela Alina Fărcașiu, 2025. "The Post-2021 Afghan Situation: Romanian Students’ Knowledge, Views and Cultural Receptiveness," Societies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:15:y:2025:i:3:p:58-:d:1599622
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    1. Simona Șimon & Marcela Alina Fărcașiu & Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, 2022. "Cultural Perspectives, Feelings and Coping Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Romanian Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-17, September.
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