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Recent publications (2016-2021):
 
Books
  • Frunzaru, V., & Ștefăniță, O. (2021). Dialog social, probleme și solutii în educație. Învățământul online în pandemie. Editura Tritonic.
  • Frunzaru, V., & Ștefăniță, O. (2021). Dialog social, probleme și soluții în educație. Opinii și tendințe în anii 2014 și 2020. Editura Tritonic.
  • Curaj, A., Cismaru, D.M., Corbu, N., Fiț, R., Frunzaru, V., Gologan, D., Hâj, C.M., Mărgineanu, A., Stăvaru, A.-M., Ștefăniță, O. (2020). Politici publice privind echitatea în învățământul superior: Impactul burselor sociale și al locurilor speciale pentru absolvenții de licee din mediul rural. comunicare.ro.
  • Toader, F. (2017). Profesionalizarea discursului politic în era social media. Bucharest: comunicare.ro
  • Buturoiu, R. (2016). Noua eră a vechilor media. O analiză experimentală a efectelor produse de cadrajele media. comunicare.ro.
  • Ştefăniţă, O. (2016). Uniunea Europeană – un trend în derivă? O analiză a discursului mediatic și a perspectivei tinerilor. comunicare.ro.

Edited books
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Radu, L., & Durach, F. (Eds.) (2018). Patterns of contemporary development. Assessing challenges and opportunities. comunicare.ro.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R., & Radu, L. (Eds.) (2017). Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-narratives of European Integration. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
  • Radut-Gaghi, L., Oprea, D. A., & Boursier, A. (2017). L’Europe dans les médias en ligne.  L’Harmattan.
  • Alemanno, S., Beciu, C., & Oprea, D. A. (2016). Communications publiques et organisationnelles. Intersections des savoirs. comunicare.ro.
 
Academic articles
  • Corbu, N., Oprea, D.-A., Frunzaru, V. (accepted). Romanian Adolescents, Fake News, and the Third-person Effect: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Children and Media.
  • Toader, F. (accepted). Who is the diaspora? The Negotiation of Diasporic Identities in the Romanian Online Political Discourse. Journal of Media Research, 14(3).
  • Voloc, A. (accepted). How the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced central bank communication on social media. An analysis of two major central banks from the Anglo-Saxon economies. Journal of Media Research, 3(41).
  • Durach, F., Buturoiu, R., Craiu, D., Cazacu, C., & Bârgăoanu, A. (2022). Crisis of confidence in vaccination and the role of social media. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 36, 84-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.12.009. 
  • Theocharis, Y., Cardenal, A., Jin, S., Aalberg, T., Hopmann, D.N., Strömbӓck, J., Esser, F., de Vreese, C., Castro, L., Van Aelst, P., Corbu, N., ... Štětka, V. (2021). Does the Platform Matter? Social Media and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs in 17 Countries. New Media & Society. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211045666.
  • Van Aelst, P., Toth, F., Castro, L., de Vreese, C., Cardenal. A., Corbu, N. ... Theocharis, Y. (2021). Does a crisis change news habits? A comparative study of the effects of COVID-19 on news media use in 17 European countries. Digital Journalism. Online first.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., Durach, F. (2021). Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predictors of Trust in Institutions in Romania. Kybernetes. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-12-2020-0913. 
  • Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Oprea, D.-A., Boțan, M. (2021). Trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Romanian case study. Communications. European Journal of Communication Research. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2020-0052. 
  • Buturoiu, R., Vladu, L., Durach, F. and Dumitrache, A. (2021). Predictors of third-person perceptions about media's influence on vaccination against COVID-19, Kybernetes. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-10-2021-0975.
  • Castro, L., Strömbӓck, J., Esser, F., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A. S., Corbu, N.; (…) Štětka, V. (2021). Navigating high-choice European political information environments: A comparative analysis of news user profiles and political knowledge. International Journal of Press/Politics, online first.
  • Corbu, N., Negrea-Busuioc, E., Udrea, G., Radu, L. (2021). Romanians’ willingness to comply with restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from an online survey. Journal of Applied Communication Research, online first.
  • Buturoiu, R., Udrea, G., Oprea, D.A., & Corbu, N. (2021). Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories about the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania? An Analysis of Conspiracy Theories Believers’ Profiles. Societies, 11, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc11040138.
  • Buturoiu, R., Udrea, G., Dumitrache, A., & Corbu, N. (2021). Media Exposure to Conspiracy vs. Anti-Conspiracy Information. Effects on the Willingness to Accept a COVID-19 Vaccine. Central European Journal of Communication, 2(29), 237-258.
  • Buturoiu, R. & Gavrilescu, M. (2021). Key Words Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Comparing the Media and the Public Agenda. Journal of Media Research, 14(2/ 40), 5-25.
  • Buturoiu, R. & Voloc, A. (2021). Media Coverage in Times of Crisis. Intermedia Agenda-setting of COVID-19–related Topics. Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, 23(2), 7-22.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2021). Explaining solidarity through metaphors: two examples from a Romanian textbook. On Education. Journal for Research and Debate, 4(10).
  • Ștefăniță, O., & Buf, D. (2021). Hate Speech in Social Media and Its Effects on the LGBT Community: A Review of the Current Research. Romanian Journal Of Communication And Public Relations, 23(1), 47-55.
  • Buf, D., & Ștefăniță, O. (2020). Uses and Gratifications of YouTube: A Comparative Analysis of Users and Content Creators. Romanian Journal Of Communication And Public Relations, 22(2), 75-89. 
  • Corbu, N., Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R. & Ștefăniță, O. (2020). Does Fake News Lead to More Engaging Effects on Social Media? Evidence from Romania. Communications. The European Journal of Communication Research, 45(s1), 694-717.
  • Corbu, N., Boțan, M., Buturoiu, R. & Dumitrache, A. (2020). Patterns of digital behavior on instant messiging platforms. WhatsApp uses among young people from Romania. Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 20(2), 62-78.
  • Corbu, N., Oprea, D., Negrea-Busuioc, E. & Radu, L. (2020). ‘They Can’t Fool Me, but They Can Foul the Others!’. Third Person Effect and Fake News Detection. European Journal of Communication, 25(2), 165-180.
  • Frunzaru, V. & Corbu, N. (2020). Students’ Attitudes toward Knowledge and the Future of Work. Kybernetes. Ahead of print.
  • Bos, L., Schemmer, C., Corbu, N., Hameleers, M., Andreadis, I., Schulz, A., Schmuck, D., Reinemman, C. & Fawzi, N. (2020). The Effects of Populism as a Social Identity frame on Persuasion and Mobilization. Evidence from a 15-country experiment. European Journal of Political Research, 59(1), 3-24.
  • Radut-Gaghi, L., & Oprea, D. A. (2020). Les intellectuels et l’Europe. Engagement, politique ou coup de com’. Revista Română de Jurnalism şi Comunicare, anul XV (XIX), 1 (61), 24-36.
  • Corbu, N., Maurer, P. & Stępińska, A. (2019). Editors’ introduction to the special issue Populism and the Media across Europe. Central European Journal of Communication,12(2), 130-133.
  • Dumitrache, A. (2019). Shades of Fake News: Manifestation, Effects and Ways to Combat False Information. Romanian Journal Of Communication And Public Relations, 21(2), 41-57.
  • Oprea, D. A. (2019). “The Yokel from Teleorman”: Representations of Romanian Prime Minister in Satirical News Websites. Journal of Media Research, 12(2), 74-92.
  • Ştefăniţă, O. (2019). Facebook and romantic relationships – a troubled couple. Romanian Journal of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Hypnosis,6(1-2), 1-12.
  • Ștefăniță, O., Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R. (2018). Fake News and the Third-Person Effect: They are More Influenced than Me and You, Journal of Media Research, 11(3), 5-23.
  • Hameleers, M., et al. (2018). Start Spreading the News: A Comparative Experiment on the Effects of Populist Communication on Political Engagement in 16 European Countries, International Journal of Press/Politics, 23(4), 517-538.
  • Ștefăniță, O., Udrea, G., Durach, F., & Corbu, N. (2018). Facebook Use Among Romanian Graduate Students. Influences on Self-esteem and Feelings of Loneliness, Journal of Media Research, 11(1), 5-19.
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Ivan, L. (2018). Characteristics of the Digital Divide in Romania and Differences in Internet Use in Comparison with Internet Use in Europe. Journal of Media Research, 11(2), 5-21.
  • Devderea, C. & Toader, F. (2018). Consumer Behavior Towards Apparel E-Commerce In Romania. Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy, 6(3), 471-487.
  • Corbu, N. & Hosu, O. (2017). The Key Words Agenda: New Avenues for Agenda Setting Research, Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, 19(3), 7-15.
  • Corbu, N., Ştefăniţă, O., Buturoiu, R. (2017). Facebook influences you more than me: The perceived impact of social media effects among young Facebook users, Central European Journal of Communication, 10(2), 239-253.
  • Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., Durach, F. (2017). Framing the Refugee Crisis in Online Media: A Romanian Perspective. Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, 19(1), 5-18.
  • Frunzaru, V. & Corbu, N. (2017). High School Pupils’ Performance in Romania: Individual and Social Predictors, Romanian Journal of Sociology, 3-4/XXVIII, 227-247.
  • Buturoiu, R., Durach, F., Udrea, G. & Corbu, N. (2017). Third-person Perception and Its Predictors in the Age of Facebook. Journal of Media Research, 10(2), 18-36.
  • Dumitriu, D., L., & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2017). Sports metaphors and women’s empowerment in the 2014 European election campaign in Romania. Metaphor and the Social World, 7(2), 235-251.
  • Boţan, M., Corbu, N., & Sandu, D. (2016). The Complicated Relation Between News Frames and Political Trust: A Case Study of Romania. Central European Political Studies Review, 18(2-3), 122-140.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2016). ‘Of the People or for the People’? An Analysis of Populist Discourse in the 2014 European Parliament Elections in Romania. Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, 18(2), 39-53.
  • Radut-Gaghi, L., & Oprea, D. A. (2016). Entre identité et médias. L’identité européenne comme point de mire d’une recherche internationale. Hermès, La Revue, 75, 177-186.
  • Oprea, D. A. (2016). Between the heroine mother and the absent woman. Motherhood and womanhood in the Femeia communist magazine. European Journal of Women’s Studies, 23(3), 281-296.
  • Toader, F. & Grigorași, C. (2016). Narrativization in Online Political Communication: New Media versus Old Media in Times of Presidential Election Campaign in Romania. Journal of Media Research, 9(3), 38-55.
  • Toader, F. (2016). Negotiating Political Responsibility in Times of National Tragedy. Style of Communication, 8(2), 40-56.
 
Chapters
  • Durach, F., Vladu, L., Dumitrache, A., Cîrstea, C. (2021) Make the Audience Less Vulnerable to Fake News: An Assessment of Media Literacy Frameworks and Initiatives in the EU. În Vladu, L., Udrea, G. (Ed.), Patterns of Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe (pp. 139-150). comunicare.ro.
  • Dumitrache, A. (2021). Vectors in developing a city brand: a comparative approach between the perception of the stakeholders and the beneficiaries of a city brand. În Vladu, L., Udrea, G. (Ed.), Patterns of Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe (pp. 151-168). comunicare.ro.
  • Udrea, G., & Guiu, G. (2021). The dynamics of the Romanian migrants’ identity in the context of the brain drain phenomenon. In Udrea, G. & Vladu, L. (eds.), Patterns of Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe. comunicare.ro. 
  • Boțan, M., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Voloc A. (2020). Deep-Rooted Prejudices: The Online Proliferation of Hate Speech against the Roma Minority Group in Romania. In A. Țăranu (Ed.). Politics and Knowledge. New Trends in Social Research (pp. 56-64). Filodiritto Publisher.
  • Corbu, N. & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2020). Populism Meets Fake News: Social media, Stereotypes, and Emotions. In B. Krӓmer & Holtz-Bacha, C. (Eds.). Perspectives on Populism and the Media. Avenues for Research (pp. 181-201). Nomos.
  • Udrea, G. & Guiu, G. (2020). Being Romanian in France. The Highly Skilled Migrants and their Socio-Cultural Transition. In A. Ţăranu (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh Academos Conference: “Politics and Knowledge: New Trends in Social Research” (pp. 410-418). Folodiritto Editore.
  • Corbu, N., Bos, L., Schemer, C., Schulz, A., Matthes, J., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., & Suiter, J. (2019). Cognitive Responses to Populist Communication: The Impact of Populist Message Elements on Blame Attribution and Stereotyping. In C. Reinemann, J. Stanyer, T. Aalberg, F. Esser, & C. de Vreese (Eds.). Communicating Populism. Comparing Actor Perceptions, Media Coverage, and Effects on Citizens in Europe (pp. 183-206). Routledge.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2019). Populism and Illiberal Democracy in Romania: The Role of Media in the Erosion of Romanian Democracy. In A. Țăranu (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th Academos Conference, Political and Economic Unrest in the Contemporary Era (pp. 174-183). Filodiritto Editore.
  • Udrea, G. & Guiu, G. (2019). Facebook Use in the Academia: Between Positive Outcomes and Negative Effects. In A. Ţăranu (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th Academos Conference, Political and Economic Unrest in the Contemporary Era. (pp. 365-373). Filodiritto Editore.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R., & Durach, F. (2019). The East-West Divide in the European Union: A Development Divide Reframed as a Political One. In P. Dobrescu (Ed.) Development in Turbulent Times. The Many Faces of Inequality Within Europe (pp. 105-118). Springer.
  • Cismaru, D.M., Corbu, N. (2019). The Multiple Impact of Education Gaps in Romania. In P. Dobrescu (Ed.). Development in Turbulent Times. The Many Faces of Inequality within Europe (pp. 171-183). Springer.
  • Toader, F., & Radu, L. (2019). Europeanization in the Making: Perceptions of the Economic Effects of European Integration in Romania. In P. Dobrescu (Ed.). Development in Turbulent Times. The Many Faces of Inequality within Europe (pp. 185-197). Springer.
  • Buturoiu, R. & Corbu, N. (2018). Media Coverage of Elections: Lessons Learnt from the 2014 Presidential Campaign in Romania. In Țăranu, Andrei (ed.), Development, Democracy and Society in the Contemporary World. Filodiritto Publisher, 91-97.
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Radu, L., & Durach, F. (2018). Introduction. Patterns of development and inequality in a turmoil world. In O. Ştefăniţă, L. Radu, & F. Durach (eds.). Patterns of contemporary development. Assessing challenges and opportunities (pp. 7-12). comunicare.ro.
  • Cismaru, D. M., & Ştefăniţă, O. (2018). The state of innovation in Romania: The lost key for the economic development. In O. Ştefăniţă, L. Radu, & F. Durach (Eds.). Patterns of contemporary development. Assessing challenges and opportunities (pp. 75-88). comunicare.ro.
  • Corbu, N. & Oprea, D. A. (2017). Perspectives on European Identity: A Cross-Cultural Approach. In Buzoianu-Daba, C., Bîră, M., Duduciuc, A., &Tudorie, G. (eds.), Exploring Communication through Qualitative Reasearch. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 103-115.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. & Corbu, N. (2017). ’Does Economy Really Matter?’ People’s Evaluations of the Economy and the Success of Populist Parties in Europe” In Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R. & Radu, L.(eds.), Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-Narratives of European Integration. Peter Lang, 203-223.
  • Buturoiu, R., Ştefăniţă, O. & Corbu, N. (2017). The Refugee Crisis From The Media To The Public Agenda. In Andrei Ţăranu (ed.), Quality of Democracy in the New Political Era, Bologna: Medimond Publishing Company, 20-29. 
  • Corbu, N., Balaban-Bălaş, D., & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2017). Romania: Populist Ideology Without Teeth. In T. Aalberg, F. Esser, C. Reinemann, J. Strömbäck & C. H. de Vreese (Eds.) Populist Political Communication in Europe (pp. 326-338). Routledge.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R., & Radu, L. (2017). From "What Europe" to "Why Europe". Insights into the Consequences of EU Overlapping Crises. In A. Bârgăoanu, R. Buturoiu, & L. Radu (Eds.), Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-narratives of European Integration. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
  • Oprea, D., & Buturoiu, R. (2017). Representations of Europe in Online Media Discourse about Migration. A Comparative Approach. In A. Bârgăoanu, R. Buturoiu, & L. Radu (Eds.), Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-narratives of European Integration. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
  • Udrea, G., Buturoiu, R., & Ștefăniță, O. (2017). Facebook as a Learning Tool: Perspectives of Romanian Students in Higher Education. În C. Daba-Buzoianu, M. Bîră, A. Duduciuc, & G. Tudorie (Eds.), Exploring Communication Through Qualitative Research. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 180–199.
  • Buturoiu, R., & Oprea, D. A. (2017). Social Representations Of Migrants In Romanian And French Online Media Outlets. În L. Răduț-Gaghi, D.A. Oprea & A. Boursier (Eds.), L’Europe dans les Medias en Ligne. L’Harmattan, 205–219.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2017). ‘Leading the war at home and winning the race abroad’: Metaphors used by President Obama to frame the fight against climate change. In F. Ervas, E. Gola, M. G. Rossi (eds.) Metaphor in Communication, Science and Education (pp. 167-185). De Gruyter.
  • Ștefăniță, O., & Udrea, G. (2017). EU and the Refugee Crisis from the Romanian Perspective. In A. Bargaoanu, R. Buturoiu, & L. Radu (Eds.). Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-narratives of European Integration (pp. 133-150). Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
  • Toader, F. (2017). Discursive strategies used by Romanian politicians in the context of the refugee crisis. In A. Bârgăoanu, R. Buturoiu & L. Radu (Eds.), Why Europe? Narratives and Counter-narratives of European Integration. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.
  • Buturoiu, R., Udrea, G., & Ștefăniță, O. (2016). Facebook as a communication instrument in the academia: A view from the students. In D. M. Cismaru (Ed.), Trends and challenges in the learning economy. Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP), 223-254.
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Udrea, G., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2016). Uses and gratifications of Facebook among Romanian graduate students. In C. Brătianu, A. Zbuchea, F. Pînzaru, R. D. Leon & E. M. Vătămănescu (Eds.) Strategica. Opportunities and Risks in the Contemporary Business Environment (pp. 630-640). 
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2016). The European Identity – Romanian Youths' Perspectives in Times of Crisis. In A. Ţăranu (Ed.) Governing for the Future: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a Sustainable World (pp. 49-58). Medimond Publishing Company. (ISI Proceedings)
  • Udrea, G., & Ştefăniţă, O. (2016). Mobility and youth employment in the EU. Addressing Romanian students’ perspectives about future careers abroad. In A. Zbuchea & D. Nikolaidis (Eds.). Responsible entrepreneurship: vision, development and ethics (pp. 413-424).  comunicare.ro.
 
Conferences
  • Matthes, J., Corbu, N., Jin, S., Theocharis, Y., Schemmer, C., Koc-Michalska, K. (…) Štětka, V. (2021). Perceived Exposure to Misinformation Fuels Emotional Concerns about COVID-19: A Cross-Country, Multi-Method Investigation. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Virtual conference. (First Place Open Competition Paper; Top Method Award)
  • Van Aelst, P., Toth, F., Castro, L., Štětka, V., de Vreese, C., Cardenal, A. S., Corbu, N. (…) Theocharis, Y. (2021). Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries, Engaging the Essential Work of Care:Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice, International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual conference.
  • Castro, L., Strömbӓck, J., Esser, F., Van Aelst, P., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A. S., Corbu, N. (…) Stepinska, A. (2021). The Anatomy of European Political Information Environments: A Demand-Driven Analysis of How They Perform and Inform Democracy, Engaging the Essential Work of Care:Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice, International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual conference. (Top faculty paper)
  • Cardenal, A. S., Theocharis, Y., Jin, S., Strömbӓck, J., Hopmann, D., Aalberg, T., van Aelst, P., Castro, L., Corbu, N. (…) de Vreese, C. (2021). Platform Affordances and COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs: Evidence from 17 Countries, Engaging the Essential Work of Care:Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice, International Communication Association (ICA), Virtual conference.
  • Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2021). The Dynamics of Television and Online Media Coverage of COVID-19–Related Topics: An Intermedia Agenda-setting Perspective. ECPR General Conference, virtual event.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., & Durach, F. (2021). Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Romania. The role of trust and susceptibility to misleading narratives. ECPR General Conference, virtual event.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E., Buturoiu, R., Oprea, D., & Boțan, M. (2021). Online hate speech in Romania and its impact on people’s perception of and civic engagement with the Roma minority. 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA) Online.
  • Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., & Oprea, D. A. (2021). Predictors of the perceptual gap between own opinion and distant others’ opinion about Roma people. The 3rd Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM), virtual event.
  • Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., Frunzaru, V., & Guiu, G. (2021). Conspiracy and counter-conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccination: effects on online engagement and personal influence. The 3rd Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM), virtual event.
  • Buturoiu R., & Voloc A. (2021). Media Coverage in Times of Crisis. Intermedia Agenda-setting of COVID-19–related Topics. IAI VIRTUAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE.
  • Buturoiu, R., & Gavrilescu, M. (2021). Keywords used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparing the media and the public agenda. The Regional Conference (online) 30 years of higher education in journalism and communication in Eastern Europe after 1989: From conquering the freedom of expression to embracing digital communication.
  • Oprea, D.-A., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Boțan, M. (2021). Trust in sources of information during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: Evidence from Romania. Communicating crisis: Political communication in the age of uncertainty. ECREA Political Communication Section Conference, Bucharest, Romania, virtual.
  • Oprea, D.-A. (2021). The Prisoner, the Orphan and the Prostitute: Female Marginality in Three Romanian Contemporary Movies. International Conference on Film Studies – The Anatomy of Cinematic identities, London Center for Interdisciplinary Research, online.
  • Cismaru, D.-M., Corbu, N., Frunzaru, V., Hâj, C., Ștefăniță, O. (2021). The impact of social scholarships and of reserved places for graduates from rural high schools in improving access to higher education and academic performance. Challenges and Solutions in the Romanian Higher Education Conference, Bucharest.
  • Frunzaru, V., Ștefăniță, O. (2021). Attitudes toward differentiated pay and work satisfaction among Romanian teachers. Strategica International Conference 9th edition, Shaping the Future of Business and Economy, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Frunzaru, V., Stănescu, D., Ștefăniță, O. (2021). Books or Instagram as predictors for lifelong learning?. 30 years of higher education in journalism and communication in Eastern Europe after 1989: From conquering the freedom of expression to embracing digital communication. FJSC, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Guiu, G., Ciocea, M., & Udrea, G. (2021). Parental work migration and the children left behind in rural Romania. A qualitative perspective. International Conference: The Migration Conference, London, United Kingdom, online event.
  • Guiu, G. (2021). Who’s going to take care of me?. An analysis of the effects of parental work migration on adolescents’ school performance. International Conference: International Academic Institut: IAI Virtual Academc Conference, Leiden, Netherlands, online event.
  • Udrea, G. & Guiu, G. (2021). Being Romanian in France. The Highly Skilled Migrants and their Socio-Cultural Transition. International Conference: ACADEMOS: Politics and Knowledge: New Trends in Social Research, Bucharest, Romania, online event.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E., Stefanita, O., Buf, D.M. (2021). Romania’s first female Prime Minister’s meme-ification: Trivialization and banalization of politics through satirical memes, ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Buf, D.M., Stefanita, O., Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2021). Effects of exposure to hate speech on Facebook – an experimental research. PCTS12. Professional Communication and Translation Studies. Universitatea Politehnica, Timisoara, Romania.
  • Buf, D.M., Stefanita, O. (2021). YouTube Users versus Content Creators – a qualitative approach of uses and gratifications. PCTS12. Professional Communication and Translation Studies. Universitatea Politehnica, Timisoara, Romania.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E., Stefanita, O., (2021). The Meme-ification of the First Female Prime Minister in Romania – Trivialization and Satire in Politics. Semiosis In Communication. Culture, Communication and Social Change. Bucuresti, Romania.
  • Toader, F. (2021). The negotiation of diasporic identities in the Romanian political discourse and the construction of political responsibility towards Romanians abroad [Conference Paper]. ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference: "Communicating crisis: Political communication in the age of uncertainty“, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Udrea, G., Buturoiu, R., Oprea, D., & Corbu, N. (2021). Romanian people in pandemic times: who is more prone to believe in conspiracy narratives about COVID-19?. WAPOR 74th Annual Conference, virtual event.
  • Voloc, A. (2021).  Social Central Bankers. An Analysis of Central Bank Communication on Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Students’ Conference on Communication (ISCC). Rethinking Communication and Interaction. Challenges and Opportunities in Times of Crisis, 9th edition, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, virtual conference.
  • Corbu, N., Frau-Meigs, D., Teyssou, D., Bârgăoanu, A. (2020). What’s in a name: Defining “fake news” from the audience’s perspective, MISDOOM, Leiden, Netherlands, virtual conference.
  • Udrea G., Bârgăoanu A., Corbu, N., Guiu G. (2020). They can be fooled by fake news, but not me! Evidence of third person effect on people’s ability to detect news, MISDOOM, Leiden, Netherlands, virtual conference.
  • Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Boțan, M., Voloc, A. (2020). Online Hate Speech against Ethnic Minorities. The Case of Roma People in Romania. WAPOR (World Association of Public Opinion Research), Salamanca, Spain, virtual conference.
  • Frau-Meigs, D., Nygren, T., Corbu, N., Santoveña-Casal, S. (2020). Combatting online disinformation by improving digital visual literacy: the YouCheck! project, IAMCR, Tampere, Finland, virtual conference.
  • Boțan, M., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Voloc, A. (2020). The Online Proliferation of Hate Speech against the Roma Minority Group in Romania, Academos. Politics and Knowledge: New Trends in Social Research, Bucharest, Romania, virtual conference.
  • Buturoiu, R, Corbu, N. (2020). Stereotypes about the Roma Ethnic Minority in online Hateful Contexts, International Academic Institute Virtual Conference.
  • Ștefăniță, O. & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2020). Hate speech in social media – effects on Roma minority. International Virtual Academic Conference. Education and Social Sciences.
  • Ștefăniță, O. (2020). Effects of online hate speech - the case of Roma minority in Romania. “Communication. Information. Learning.” International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Letters, University of Craiova.
  • Corbu, N. (2019). Populist political communication: The need for comparative insight across borders, ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference, Poznan, Poland (keynote address).
  • Corbu, N.,  Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R., Ștefăniță, O. (2019). Potential for Viralisation and Persuasion Effects of Fake News in Romania. ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference, Poznan, Poland.  
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Corbu, N., Durach, F., Udrea G. (2019). Fake news going viral: The mediating effect of negative emotions. ECPR, Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Corbu N. (2019). Effects of Politically Biased Fake News: A Romanian Perspective. PR Trend, 4th edition, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. (keynote address)
  • Corbu, N., Boțan, M., Buturoiu, R., Dumitrache, A. (2019). Whatsapp Uses for Young People in Romania. PR Trend, 4th edition, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Corbu, N., Tudorie, G., Voloc, A. (2019). What’s up on Whatsapp: A Uses and Gratifications Approach. Qualitative Research in Communication International Conference, 4th edition, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Dumitrache, A. (2019). Shades of Fake News: Manifestation, Effects and Ways to Combat False Information. PR Trend, 4th edition, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2019). Metaphors & emotions in advertising for social causes, RaAM 2019 Specialized Seminar: Metaphor Studies at the Intersection of Multiple Disciplines, University of Liege, Belgium.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2019). Populism and Illiberal Democracy in Romania: The Role of Media in the Erosion of Romanian Democracy. ACADEMOS International Conference "Political and Economic Unrest in the Contemporary Era", Bucharest, Romania.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. & Simion, D. L. (2019). Children’s “life is hanging by a hair”: Metaphors, stories and simulations in advertising for social causes. 2019 Metaphor Festival, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Oprea, D. A., & Radut-Gaghi, L. (2019). Les intellectuels et l’Europe. Engagement, politique ou coup de com. Franco-Romanian Conference in Communication Sciences, Intellectuels et médias, Universiy of Bucharest.
  • Oprea, D., Corbu, N., Negrea-Busuioc, E. Radu, L. (2019). ‘They can’t fool me, but they can fool the others!’. Third person effect and fake news detection. ECPR, Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Ștefăniță, O. (2019). Facebook and romantic relationships – an analysis of attachment styles as predictors of digital behavior. PR Trend, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Ștefăniță, O. (2019). Digital disinformation and its perceived influence among Romanians. International Colloquium on Social Sciences and Communication, Transilvania University, Brasov.
  • Pacak, A., Simion, D. L., & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2019). Beyond team wins or defeats: discursive display of fan support within sport online communities. Qualitative Research in Communication (4th edition), Bucharest, Romania.
  • Udrea, G., & Guiu, G. (2019). European identity in a changing Europe. A comparative approach between Eastern and Western perspectives. ACADEMOS International Conference "Political and Economic Unrest in the Contemporary Era", Bucharest, Romania.
  • Corbu, N., Negrea-Busuioc, E., & Boțan, M. (2018). Qui prodest? Persuasion and Mobilization Effects of Politically Biased Faked News in Social Media, ECPR, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Hameleers, M., et al. (2018). Start Spreading the News: A Comparative Experiment on the Effects of Populist Communication on Political Participation in 16 European Countries, ICA, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Buturoiu, R. & Corbu, N. (2018). Media Coverage of Elections: Lessons Learnt from the 2014 Presidential Campaign in Romania. Academos. Development, Democracy and Society in the Contemporary World, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Ștefăniță, O., Buturoiu, R., & Bârgăoanu, A. (2018). Evaluating the Accuracy of News Media Content in the Digital Age. ECPR General Conference, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2018). Metaphors of pain in social campaign advertising against gold mining, Metaphor Festival, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Oprea, D. A., Radu, L., & Udrea, G., (2018). In the shadow of men: Representations of Romanian Prime Minister in satirical media outlets, European Communication Conference (ECREA), Lugano, Switzerland.
  • Oprea, D. A. (2018). « La ménagère de Teleorman » : représentations de la Première ministre roumaine dans les médias satiriques en ligne. CEREFREA, Congress Les représentations politiques des femmes dans les PECO, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Udrea, G., Ştefăniţă, O., & Corbu, N. (2017). Students’ Perceptions of Loneliness in the Facebook Era, Qualitative Research in Communication, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Buturoiu, R., Stefăniţă, O., Corbu, N., & Radu, L. (2017). Europe’s Migrant Crisis: An Analysis of the Third Level Agenda-Setting Model, International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, ICEIRD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., & Durach, F. (2017). Media frames and the  tone of news coverage on the migrant crisis: A quantitative content analysis, (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities, European Sociological Association, Athens, Greece.
  • Corbu, N., Ştefăniţă, O., & Udrea, G. (2017). Loneliness and Facebook Usage: A Romanian Case Study, (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities, European Sociological Association, Athens, Greece.
  • Buturoiu, R., Ştefăniţă, O., & Corbu, N. (2017). The Refugee Crisis From The Media To The Public Agenda, Academos Conference: Quality of Democracy in the New Political Era, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Ștefăniță, O., Durach, F., & Buturoiu, R. (2017). Facebook and Self: Is the Social Networking Website Consolidating or Destroying Self-esteem?, Qualitative Research in Communication”, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Buturoiu, R., Udrea, G., & Durach, F. (2017). Predictors of the Third-Person Effect in the Context of Social Media. ICEIRD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Ştefăniţă, O., & Ivan, L. (2017). Characteristics of the Digital Divide in Romania and Differences in Internet Use in Comparison with Internet Use in Europe, Measuring Development in Turbulent Times, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Cismaru, D., & Ştefăniţă, O. (2017). The state of innovation in Romania: the lost key for the economic development, Measuring Development in Turbulent Times, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Radu, L. & Toader, F. (2017). Europeanization in the making. Perceptions on the Economic Effects of European Integration in Romania, Measuring Development in Turbulent Times, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Toader, F. (2017). Strategies of Legitimation in Political Discourse during the 2017 Romanian Protests, Qualitative Research in Communication, Bucharest.
  • Grigorași, C. & Toader, F. (2017). Romanian public institutions and innovation. A discourse analytical approach, International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Buturoiu, R., Durach, F., & Radu, L. (2016). From Triumph to Trauma. Framing and Narrating about Europe in the Context of the Migration Crisis. Prague Media Point, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Oprea, D., Buturoiu, R., & Ștefăniță, O. (2016). Representations of Europe in online media discourse about migration. A comparative approach. ECREA International Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Udrea, G., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2016). Uses and gratifications of Facebook among Romanian graduate students. Strategica, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Corbu, N., & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2016). 'Economy Matters!' People's Evaluation of their National Economies and the Success of Populist Parties in Central and Eastern Europe. ECPR, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., Udrea, G., & Durach, F. (2016). Third-person perception and its predictors in the age of Facebook. Media and the Public Sphere 2016 Empowered Audiences in the Digital Age Athens, GA, USA.
  • Corbu, N., Ştefăniţă, O., Oprea, D., & Radu, L. (2016). The refugees' crisis – a third level agenda-setting study. Media and the Public Sphere 2016 Empowered Audiences in the Digital Age, Athens, GA, USA.
  • Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., & Ştefăniţă, O. (2016). Facebook Influences You More than Me. A Third-person Effect Analysis Among Young Facebook Users. Wapor 2016 Regional Conference, Moscow, Russia.
  • Bârgăoanu, A., Negrea-Busuioc, E., & Oprea, D. A. (2016). Sources of Euroscepticism in the Romanian Media Coverage of the 2014 EP Elections,  ECPR - The 8th Pan-European Conference on the European Union, Trento, Italy.
  • Ştefăniţă, O., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2016). The European Identity – Romanian Youths' Perspectives in Times of Crisis. Academos Conference: Governing for the Future: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a Sustainable World, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Udrea, G., & Ştefăniţă, O. (2016). Mobility and youth employment in the EU. Addressing Romanian students’ perspectives about future careers abroad, Responsible entrepreneurship: vision, development and ethics”, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Toader, F. (2016). Discursive strategies used by Romanian politicians in the context of the refugee crisis. Prague Media Point: Media and Migration, Prague, November 7–9.
  • Toader, F., & Grigorași, C. (2016). Narrativization in Online Political Communication: New Media versus Old Media in Times of Presidential Election Campaign in Romania. Semiosis in Communication: Knowing and Learning 2016 International Conference, Bucharest, June 16-18.
  • Toader, F. (2016). Negotiating Political Responsibility in Times of National Tragedy, Understanding Transition - IV. Ways and Challenges to Responsibility, Bucharest, 2-3 June.
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