In the case of Romania, security and democracy "are two mutually dependent variables that while evolving reinforce each other," according to Stefan (PhD, international relations, U. of Groningen, the Netherlands). Security, understood in the broad sense of including traditional political and military concerns alongside societal and environmental ones, is necessary for a democratic political culture to emerge and mature, and without democracy, the creation of a secure environment that would benefit from the contributions of numerous actors in government and civil society is an impossible task. In this work, he examines the relationship between the two, focusing on the question of the extent to which both political and civil society actors have contributed to the mutually dependent processes of democratization and securitization in Romania in the political, societal, and environmental fields since 1989. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)