Doctor in Sociology, University Professor and Researcher, Ilie Bădescu is the Manager of the Institute of Sociology (Romanian Academy) since 2002. He has been actively dedicated to the revitalization of the research on social problems in rural Romania, establishing and coordinating within the Institute the Laboratory of Rural Studies. He is the author of numerous studies, handbooks, monographies, encyclopedias and sociology treatises.

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   Coordinator of the “Romanian Observatory on Homicide Studies and Prevention” and of the national research group of the "European Observatory on Femicide". She has over 25 years of research experience in national and international projects in the field of sociology of crime and criminology. Since 2019 she has been a coordinating professor at the School of Advanced Studies of the Romanian Academy. She is a member of the Romanian Society of Criminology and Forensics (2007) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Romanian Society of Criminology and Forensics (2022). Areas of specialization: homicide, femicide, homicide-suicide, migration and crime, restorative justice

   Professor at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Romanian Academy.. Recent research publications include: (Journal of Language and Politics, 2022, co-author), ”Le discours médiatique comme relation de pouvoir symbolique : pratiques de médiatisation de la diaspora” (Argumentum, 2021, co-author), Debating Migration as a Public Problem: National Publics and Transnational Fields (Peter Lang, 2018, co-editor); ”Entre Facebook et parole télévisuelle, quels recadrages des enjeux nationaux et européens dans l’espace politique roumain ?” (L’Harmattan, 2019, co-author, chapter).

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   Lucian Dumitrescu has graduated from the Law School and Faculty of Sociology, Univesity of Bucharest. At the outset, he carried out researches in the realm of rural sociology and Romanian sociology. Eventually, he has ended up exploring topics related to sociology of international relations and macrosociology. He has been working at the Romanian Academy for almost fifteen years and argues that for continually improving his/her research designs a sociologist needs to be involved in a long-term learning process.

   Graduated of the Faculty of Philosophy - History of the University of Bucharest and P.hD. in Social Sciences. Her researches aiming to uncover, above all, the religious phenomenon in Romania, through a complex, quantitative and qualitative approach. Her publications are deeply investigating various topics: the history of the sociology of religions in Romania, religion under the Communist regime, the evolution of religious beliefs and practices in the communities of believers, religious freedom, religious visions, trends in religious affiliation in contemporary Romania, issues of secularization or the future of religion.

   Andreea Nicolaescu graduated in 1998 the Faculty of Sociology within the University of Bucharest and a year later the Master of Social Anthropology and Community Development within the same faculty. Since 1999 is member of the research team of the Institute of Sociology (Romanian Academy), currently working in the Research Laboratory Sociology of Organizations, Intervention in Enterprises and Social Dialogue.

   Researcher, Doctor in Sociology, expert in Community Studies and Societal Security, Adela Șerban is a member of the research team of the Institute of Sociology since 2004. She is a founder member and coordinator of the Research Laboratory on Social Theory and History of Sociology, where is dedicated to the study of community structure and social morphology.

   Researcher at the Institute of Sociology. Her main research interests include children’s and adolescents’ use of digital technology, digital literacy, parental mediation; the opportunities of new media in education and ethical and methodological issues in researching children and media. Some of the last projects in which she was involved are: “Kids’ Digital Lives in Covid-19 times” (2020-2021, KiDiCoTi, JRC-EC), MakEY (2017-2019, dir. Jackie Marsh) and COST Action DigiLitEY (2015-2019, dir. Jackie Marsh). Since 2014, Anca acts as the national contact in the EU Kids Online Network.

   Researcher, PhD in Sociology, Veronica is coordinating Research Laboratory Political Sociology. She participated in projects regarding the analysis of socio- demographic indicators concerning Romania’s development, but also on disaster risk assessment, component of community vulnerability. She is the author of the books: “Frontiers and civilizations.The eastern frontier of the European Union: geopolitical and identity aspects” (RAO Publishing House, 2014) and “Romania in the context of the new pandemic crisis. Vulnerabilities, risk factors, threats. A socio- political radiography” (Pro Universitaria Publishing, 2021).

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   PhD, scientific researcher and member of the research team within the Institute of Sociology of the Romanian Academy. Research fields: noology, sociology of religion, political sociology. She authored the books: Comparative Noology of Jewish and Romanian People (2017) and Sociologia românească a manifestărilor spirituale (2017). She published a number of articles and studies regarding the spiritual and political dimensions of society. Member of the Political Sociology Laboratory.

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