Here is some information about me (html), like teaching and research experience, education, publications - in two words, my CV (pdf).
For contact information see the bottom of this page.
Announcements (for the students in the classes that I teach at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies SNSPA - Political Science and Sociology Department):
Course syllabus (in Romanian) - click on the academic years below
Comparative Politics (undergraduate seminar taught since 2001 to present) with e-learning support . Current syllabus: 2011-2012. TAKE HOME EXAM
Statistics for Social Sciences (Statistica sociala) (undergraduate lecture course taught since 2006 to present) with e-learning support. Current syllabus: 2011-2012.
Sociology of Interest Groups (graduate lecture course since 2006 to present) with e-learning support. 2011- 2012.
Comparative constitutional law (undergraduate and graduate), e-learning class: 2012
Applied Comparative Politics (Analiza politica comparata) (undergraduate lecture course) 2009; e-learning class: 2012
Social conflict and change in post-communist Romania (undergraduate seminar): 2010-2011.
Advanced Statistics for Social Sciences (Statistica sociala avansata) (undergraduate lecture course) 2007-2008.
Qualitative Methods in Social Sciences (undergraduate lecture course) 2006-2007.
Analysis of Political Parties (undergraduate lecture course taught between 2002 and 2006) 2002-2003; 2003-2004; 2004-2005; 2005-2006.
Basic Concepts in Political Science (undergraduate seminar) 2002-2003.
Paradigms of Political Science (undergraduate seminar) 2001-2002; 2002-2003
Applied Political Analysis (lecture course) 2002-2003 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Sciences (lecture course) 2003-2004.
Here are some useful resources
Academic Writing
Conference papers, working papers and other publications
APSA annual conferences archive (2002-2009) *** Midwest Political Science Association *** European Research Papers Archive *** EUI, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies *** UC Berkeley working papers *** JFK School of Government Harvard University *** Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Koeln *** DORAS - Dublin City University *** SSRN - Social Science Research Network
Industrial relations and trade unions (Databases, Research Centers, Journals, Confederations)
ILO *** Statistics Division of ILO *** European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions *** European Industrial Relations Observatory *** ETUI *** SEEurope *** European industrial relations dictionary *** Social Law Net *** BUSINESSEUROPE *** Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies *** FAFO Institute for Labour and Social Research *** Centre pour la recherche economique et ses applications *** Industrial Relations-A journal of economy and society (free issues) *** Industrial Relations Journal (free issues)*** Labour (free issues) *** European Journal of Industrial Relations (free issues) *** European confederation of executives and managerial staff - CEC *** European trade union confederation - ETUC *** CMT-WCL (Confederation mondiale du travail) - dissolved on Oct. 31, 2006 *** International confederation of free trade unions - ICFTU / CISL - dissolved on Oct. 31, 2006 *** ITUC - CSI (International Trade Union Confederation) - established by fusion of WCL and ICFTU at Nov. 1-3, 2006 *** Other European and international trade unions organizations
Industrial relations in Romania
Economic and Social Council (in English) *** CNSLR-Fratia *** Cartel-Alfa *** BNS *** Meridian *** Confederatia Nationala a Patronatului Roman CNPR *** Uniunea Generala a Industriasilor din Romania UGIR *** Uniunea Generala a Industriasilor din Romania 1903 - UGIR1903 *** Patronatul National Roman PNR *** Romanian Government Department for Social Dialogue
Religion and politics / Church-state relations
JSRI - Journal for the study of religion and ideologies *** European Consortium for Church and State Research *** Osservatorio delle liberta ed istituzioni religiose *** EUREL *** Center for Law and Religion Cardiff *** US Department of State International Religious Freedom Reports *** Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships *** Institute on religion and public policy *** Institute for Global Engagement *** Baylor University - J.M.Dawson Institute for Church-State Studies
Denominations in Romania
State Secretariat for Religious Cults *** Romanian Orthodox Church *** Romanian Church United with Rome (Greek Catholic) *** Catholica.ro *** Catholic Archdioceses of Bucharest and Iasi *** Reformed Unitarian Church (link in Hungarian) *** Reformed Church from Romania (Calvinist - link in Hungarian) *** Reformed Evangelic Lutheran Church (in Hungarian) *** Reformed Evangelic Lutheran Augustinian Confession from Romania (in German)*** Pentecostal Churches from Romania *** Union of Baptist Churches from Romania *** Adventist Church from Romania
Religion/Church - based NGOs
Caritas *** Diaconia *** Vasiliada Association *** St. Dimitrie Foundation *** Stavropoleos - Concordia project *** Betania Association *** Humanitas Pro Deo Foundation *** Bethany Romania Foundation *** Pro Vita Association
Resources for research methods
Quantitative: Statistical Computing *** Raynald Levesque’s webpage *** SPSSX-L discussions group *** Statalist *** SPSS *** Stata *** R environment
Qualitative: COMPASS smallNresources *** Qualitative Comparative Analysis *** The Focus Group Center *** Richard Krueger's homepage *** Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods
Election Studies
British Election Studies *** American National Election Studies *** Canadian Election Study *** CSES - Comparative Study of Electoral Systems *** European Election Studies *** New Zealand Election Study *** The Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe *** International Foudation for Election Studies - IFES *** Internatonal Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance - IDEA
Databases and research resources
ICPSR *** RODA *** Open Society Foundation,
Academic Fellowships and Scholarships
Council for European Studies *** Central European University *** Open Society Foundation, Romania *** Fulbright Commission in Romania *** The National University Research Council, Romania *** The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and WWICS East European Studies
Professional associations in political science
American Political Science Association *** European Consortium for Political Research
Frequent reports and other resources with international or regional importance produced by international organizations and think tanks
Freedom House *** The Heritage Foundation *** The World Bank *** UNDP Human Development Report *** Transparency International *** The Economist - Romania Country Profile, Articles and Reports *** World Economic Forum (Global governance report; Global competitiveness report) *** National Democratic Institute *** International Republican Institute *** The United Nations Development Program *** UNDP-Romania *** Romanian Academic Society *** The Fraser Institute *** CIA - The World Factbook *** Economic Freedom of the World *** Library of Congress - Country Studies **** Brookings Institution *** Council on Foreign Relations *** Chatham House ***Rand Corporation Europe *** Centre for European Policy Studies *** French Institute of International Relations *** Centre for Policy Studies - UK *** Kiel Institute for the World Economy *** Bruegel *** Japan Institute of International Affairs *** CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research
Resources for fundraising and grants
StiriONG *** Finantare.ro *** The German Marshall Fund *** The National Endowment for Democracy *** The United States Agency for International Development *** CEETrust *** The Civil Society Development Foundation *** The Open Society Foundation, Romania *** Ratiu Foundation UK *** Charles Stewart Mott Foundation *** Allavida
Romanian think tanks, NGOs, civic actions
MRC - Median Research Centre *** Pro Democratia Association *** Coalition for a Clean Parliament - Coalition for a Clean Government (Coalition for Clean Universities) *** APADOR-CH *** Institute for Public Policies *** CRPE
Other useful resources
Gabriel Badescu *** Irina Culic *** Larry Diamond *** Robert Elgie *** Zsolt Enyedi *** Mark Fey *** Andrei Gheorghita **** Silja Häusermann *** Torben Iversen *** Kenneth Janda *** Gary King *** Steven Levitsky *** Arendt Lijphart (Lijphart Elections Archive)*** Pippa Norris *** Grigore Pop-Eleches *** Gabor Toka *** Bogdan Voicu
Teaching (e-learning, online simulations)
Moodle - e-learning platform *** Learning Catalytics - interactive classroom *** NB - online course material annotation *** Butterfly effect *** More than three dimensions?
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Last updated January 2012