Conferences 2025-2021:
Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Boțan, M., & Stoycheff, A. (2025). The Schengen Debate: How Disinformation Drives Eurosceptic Attitudes in Eastern Europe. ECPR, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Corbu, N. & Stancea, A. (2025). (Un)Real: The role of cognitive biases in young people’s assessment of fake news. APIO, Sibiu, Romania.
Gavrilescu, G., & Gavrilescu, M. (2025). When the code feels human: How young people connect with digital personas. International Staff Week, Kütahya, Türkiye.
Gavrilescu, M., & Lungu, S.-M. (2025). Between screens and dreams: Emotional attachments, identity, and parasocial bonds in Romanian K-pop fan culture. International Conference Media and Communication – Research and Practice, Bucharest, Romania.
Guiu, G. (2025). Fake News: A Distorted Reflection of Reality. European Citizens’ Agora: Anti-European Disinformation in Romania and the Region. What Is to Be Done?, Bucharest, Romania.
Guiu, G., & Cornea, D. (2025). Generative Intelligence and the Attention Economy: Advertising and Algorithmic Power in the Digital Age. The 4th Edition International Conference Human Security. Theoretical Approaches And Practical Applications (HSTAPA), Sibiu, Romania, virtual conference.
Guiu, G., Gavrilescu, M., & Neidoni, A. (2025). Navigating truth in a turbulent media sphere: Understanding the dynamics and consequences of fake news. Prague Conference, International Academic Institute, Prague.
Guiu, G., & Udrea, G. (2025). Virtual bonds across borders. Stay-behind children’s perspectives on digital communication and transnational family relationships. The Migration Conference 2023, London, United Kingdom, virtual conference.
Guiu, G., Udrea, G., & Buculei, D. (2025). Between diagnosis and intervention: The phenomenon of disinformation from the perspective of communication professionals [Paper presentation]. The International Conference Media And Communication Research And Practice, Bucharest, Romania, virtual conference.
Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2025). Metaphors of artificial intelligence in science and technology media. An exploratory discourse analysis. CERLIS 2025 Metaphors in Specialized Discourses in and across Cultures International Conference, Bergamo, Italy.
Negrea-Busuioc, E., Hess, A., Stępińska, A., Ciunova-Shuleska, A, & Bączkowska, A. (2025). Rethinking public opinion studies in the digital era: expert discourse on the theoretical and methodological challenges of public opinion research. 6th International Scientific Conference – Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future (EBTSF’25), Skopje, North Macedonia.
Stancea, A. & Lăzureanu, V. (2025). Digital (Emotional) Voter: Analyzing TikTok Comments on the 2024 Romanian Presidential Candidates. ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
Strömbӓck, J., Esser, F., Cardenal, A. S., Van Aelst, P., Stanyer, J., Theocharis, Y., Aalberg, T., Corbu, N. …, Zoizner, A. (2025). Unpacking the Communicative Dimensions of Democratic Erosion: A Comparative Political Communication Framework. ECREA Political Communication Section, Innsbruck, Austria.
Zoizner, A., Matthes, J., Corbu, N., de Vreese, C., Esser, F., Koc-Michalska, K., Schemmer, C., Theocharis, Y., & Zilinsky, J. (2025). Can AI Challenge Partisan News Selection? Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment, ICA, Denver, USA.
Boțan, M., Corbu, N., Oprea, D., & Buturoiu, R. (2024). Unmasking Illiberalism in Romania: Understanding its Roots, Manifestations, and Impact. ECREA 2024 Communication & Social (Dis)order – 10th European Communication Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Corbu, N. (2024). Evidence based policy making: suggesting media literacy interventions based on research about disinformation. Media literacy matters, Brussels, Belgium.
Corbu, N., Sultănescu, D., Galev, T., Boțan, M., Kiely, K., Stoycheff, A., & Szicherle, P. (2024). Effects of disinformation about the Schengen area in Bulgaria and Romania. EDMO Scientific Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Frunzaru, V., Ștefăniță, O., & Oprea, D.A. (2024). A proposal for a centralized university admission system in Romania. 8th International Symposium, Business Systems Laboratory, Palermo, Italia.
Frunzaru, V., Udrea, G., & Ștefăniță, O. (2024). The social networking sites and loneliness. The mediating role of materialism. Mass-media în postcomunism: moștenire, evoluție, tendințe (ediția a IX-a), Oradea, Romania.
Gavrilescu, M. (2024). My close digital friend: Parasocial interactions and relationships with artificial intelligence. Public Communication and Artificial Intelligence: Impact and Consequences, Bucharest, Romania.
Gavrilescu, M., Udrea, G., & Lazăr, I. (2024). Digital gamification: Perspectives of Generation Z on the use of Duolingo and Snapchat. Public Communication and Artificial Intelligence: Impact and Consequences, Bucharest, Romania.
Guiu, G., & Neidoni, A. (2024). Current Trends in Combating the Phenomenon of Fake News. The International Conference Public Communication And Artificial Intelligence: Impact And Consequences, Bucharest, Romania, virtual conference.
Guiu, G., Udrea, G., & Munteanu, D. (2024). Social Media Addiction and Its Effects on Young People in Romania. The International Conference Public Communication And Artificial Intelligence: Impact And Consequences, Bucharest, Romania, virtual conference.
Negrea-Busuioc, E., & Toader F. (2024). Romania’s first lessons on humanitarianism. A thematic analysis of investigative media reports on the Ukrainian refugee crisis. ECREA 2024 Communication & social (dis)order. ECREA 2024 Communication & Social (Dis)order – 10th European Communication Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Oprea, D.A., Frunzaru, V., & Ștefăniță, O. (2024). Ex-ante evaluation of a proposal for the implementation of a centralized university admission system in Romania: a qualitative approach. 16th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Sevilla, Spania.
Stancea, A. & Ciocîrlan, C. (2024). European Elections and Financial Markets: Navigating Political Winds and Market Reactions. The 18th International Conference on Business Excellence, Bucharest, Romania.
Stancea, A. & Ciocîrlan, C. (2024). European Financial Markets Integration and the Politics of Credit Rating Agencies: An Econometric Approach to Study Microeconomic Dynamics and Sustainability. The 18th International Conference on Business Excellence, Bucharest, Romania.
Stancea, A. & Corbu, N. (2024). The Role Played by the Media in Shaping Vote Intentions: A Romanian Perspective. ECREA 2024 Communication & Social (Dis)order – 10th European Communication Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Stancea, A. & Muntean, A. (2024). Keep the (Social) Distance! Turnout and Risk Perception During Health Crisis. CIVICA PoBi Conference, Florence, Italy.
Stănescu, D.F., Frunzaru, V., & Ștefăniță, O. (2024). Self-Regulated Learning, Self-Efficacy, and Life-Long Learning: The mediating role of Future Orientation. Great Reset: Opportunity or Threat?. 8th International Symposium, Palermo, Italia.
Stępińska, A., Halagiera, D., & Corbu, N. (2024). Perceptions on reasons and consequences of selective news exposure across Europe. Democratic Governance in a Turbulent Age, Vienna, Austria.
Bârgăoanu, A., Durach F., & Ștefăniță, O. (2023). Illiberal predispositions in Romania: the role of factors related to news consumption, trust, and disinformation. Disinformation: Reloaded, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Boțan, M., Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., & Frunzaru, V. (2023). What do young people know and think they know about politics. Responsible citizenship: Communication, social and democratic transitions. Paris, France.
Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Frunzaru, V., & Oprea, D.A. (2023). Who engages in fact-checking? Predictors of fact-checking behavior among Romanian adolescents. ECREA Political Communication Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Corbu, N., Halagiera, D., Jin, S., Stanyer, J., Strömbäck, J., Matthes, J., …, Zoizner, A. (2023). Third person perceptions about detecting misinformation and fact-checking habits. Evidence from a 15-country survey. ECREA Political Communication Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Corbu, N., Halagiera, D., Jin, S., Stanyer, J., Matthes, J.,… Zoizner, A. (2023). Third person perceptions about misinformation detection. Evidence from 18 countries. Responsible citizenship: Communication, social and democratic transitions. Paris, France.
Frunzaru, V. & Ștefăniță, O. (2023). Tendencies and challenges in trade unions’ communication at the Romanian preuniversity level. International Conference – Mass-Media, sub lupa cercetătorilor și a practicienilor, Oradea, Romania.
Guiu, G. (2023). How To Mitigate Fake News And Disinformation In Romania? Communication Experts’ Perspectives And Solutions. European Citizens’ Agora: How to mitigate disinformation and fake news?, Bucharest, Romania.
Guiu, G. (2023). Digital Natives and E-Learning Tools in Pandemic Context: Challenges and Benefits. Dubai International Academic Conference. Education and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, virtual conference.
Guiu, G., Udrea, G., & Ciotir, A. (2023). Combating Disinformation in Romania: An Exploratory Study on the Approaches Proposed by Communication Experts. The International Conference: Communication In Times Of (Poly)Crisis And Digital Disruptive Transformations, Bucharest, Romania, virtual conference.
Hameleers, M., Gehle, L., Tulin, M., Schemer, C., de Vreese, C…., Corbu, N.,…Zoizner, A. (2023). Deception setection in the context of the Russia-Ukraine aar: Evidence from original survey data collected in 19 democracies. International Communication Association. Reclaming Authenticity in Communication, Toronto, Canada.
Ivan, L. & Oprea, D.A. (2023). Visual portrayals of older adults in advertisements for technology products. Aging & Social Change: Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, Ancona, Italia.
Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2023). Armies, soldiers and intelligence officers: The role of warfare metaphors in explaining the immune system in science popularization videos on YouTube. Researching and Applying Metaphor Association (RaAM16) International Conference, University of Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Negrea-Busuioc, E., Corbu, N., Udrea G., & Buturoiu, R. (2023). The More Concerned about the Russia-Ukraine War Romanians Are, the Less Gullible They Are: Predictors of War-related Misinformation Detection in a Bordering Country. WAPOR 2023 Public Opinion Research in a Technology-Driven World, Salzburg, Austria.
Oprea, D.A. (2023). Group portrait with lady. Incommunication and blocking of female characters in Cristian Mungiu’s films. International Conference Patterns of Miscommunication in Contemporary East-Central Cinema, Bucharest, Romania.
Oprea, D.A. & Ivan, L. (2023). Politics of the Margins: Cinematic Discourses of Retirement in About Schmidt (2002) and The Intern (2015). Aging & Social Change: Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, Ancona, Italia.
Schemer, C., Stanyer, J., Meltzer, C., Gehle, L., van Aelst, P…., Corbu, N.,… Halagiera, D. (2023). The relationship of political entertainment media use and political trust: A comparative study in 18 countries. International Communication Association. Reclaming Authenticity in Communication, Toronto, Canada.
Stancea, A. (2023). Keep the (Social) Distance! Turnout and Risk Perception During Health Crisis. SCOPE Conference, Bucharest, Romania.
Stancea, A. (2023). Public Debt Expectations: The More You Know About Public Debt, the Less Optimistic You Are. 11th Edition of the Strategica International Conference: Managing Business Transformations During Uncertain Times, Bucharest, Romania.
Stancea, A. & Despina, A. (2023). Does Party Positions Matter for the Media? Exploring the Relationship Between Political Party Positions and Media. ECREA Political Communication Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Stancea, A. & Muntean, A. (2023). An Economic Offer They Cannot Refuse! Economic Expectations on Incumbent Government Support in Core and Periphery European Countries. BASEES Annual Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Stancea, A. & Ciocîrlan, C. (2023). Public Debt Expectations: The More You Know About Public Debt, the Less Optimistic You Are. BASEES Annual Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Stancea, A. & Ciocîrlan, C. (2023). Unveiling the Digital Sentiment Index. CIVICA Research Conference, Paris, France
Ștefăniță, O., Frunzaru, V., & Buf, D. M. (2023). Challenges and Evolution in Romanian Preuniversity Education: A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis from 2014 to 2020. Strategica International Conference (11th edition), Bucharest, Romania.
Tulin, M., Hameleers, M., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A., Corbu, N.,…Zoizner, A. (2023). Why do people fact-check mis- and disinformation about the Russian war in Ukraine? The role of directional and accuracy motivations. International Communication Association. Reclaming Authenticity in Communication, Toronto, Canada.
Udrea, G., Bârgăoanu, A., & Corbu, N. (2023). Public perceptions about media as sources of (dis)information about the Ukraine war: Evidence from Romania. MISDOOM, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Udrea, G., & Guiu, G. (2023). Adolescents’ decision to migrate following parental labour migration. Questions of agency, opportunities, and constraints. The Migration Conference 2023, Hamburg, Germany, virtual conference.
Boțan, M., Buturoiu, R., & Corbu, N. (2022). Third-person effect about people’s ability to detect misinformation and media diets: how news consumption patterns influence the intensity of the effect. ECPR General Conference University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., & Oprea D. A. (2022). Others are more vulnerable than me. Third person perceptions about the ability to detect misleading content in the media. ECPR General Conference University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., & Boțan, M. (2022). Profiles of News Consumption in a High-Choice Media Environment. Evidence from Romania. International Association for Media and Communication Research, IAMCR Online 2022, hosted by Tsinghua University – China. Virtual conference.
Buturoiu, R., Vladu, L., Durach, F., & Dumitrache, A. (2022). Predictors of the third-person effect about media’s influence on vaccination against COVID-19. MISDOOM 2022. Virtual conference.
Stepinska, A., Hopmann, D. N., Stanyer, J., Halagiera, D., Terren, L., Cardenal Izquierdo, A. S., Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., Gehle, L., Meltzer, C. E. (2022). A qualitative examination of citizens’ political media diets across generations in five European countries. ECREA, Aarhus, Denmark.
Stepinska, A., Stanyer, J., Halagiera, D., Terren, L., Gehle, L., Meltzer, C. E., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Cardenal Izquierdo, A. S., Schemer, C. (2022). Elite perceptions of threats to the political information environment across five European countries. ECREA, Aarhus, Denmark.
Ștefăniță, O., Corbu, N., Buturoiu, R., & Dumitrache A. (2022). Hate speech and social media engagement: a silencing effect. ECREA, Aarhus, Denmark.
Negrea-Busuioc, E., Ștefăniță, O. (2022). Communicating Science in A Networked Society: A Corpus-Based Approach to Verbal and Visual Metaphors in Romanian Textbooks. Networked communication in the (post-)global era: Information and knowledge in the digital world. Virtual conference.
Stănescu, D. F.; Frunzaru, V., Ștefăniță, O. (2022). Self-regulated learning and life-long learning: the Mediating role of future time orientation. INTED2022. Virtual conference.
Udrea, G., Guiu, G., & Gavrilescu, M. (2022). Student în pandemie: oportunități și provocări ale învățământului online în România. Networked communication in the (post-)global era: Information and knowledge in the digital world. Virtual conference.
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 conference.
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.
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 conference.
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 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. Virtual conference.
Buturoiu R., & Voloc A. (2021). Media Coverage in Times of Crisis. Intermedia Agenda-setting of COVID-19–related Topics. IAI Academic Conference. Virtual conference.
Cardenal, A. S., Theocharis, Y., Jin, S., Strömback, 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.
Castro, L., Strömback, 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)
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.
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 conference.
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?. 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. Virtual conference.
Gavrilescu, M. (2021). How to prepare yourself for the academic job market. CIVICA Doctoral Conference, Firenze, Italy.
Gavrilescu, M. (2021). Let me be there, know you, be you, and adore you!: An analysis on transportation, parasocial experience, identification, and worship processes of audience involvement with media characters. International Academic Institute (IAI) Virtual Academic Conference.
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 Academic Institute (IAI) Virtual Academic Conference.
Guiu, G., Buf, D.-M., & Negrea-Busuioc, E. (2021). Teaching and learning science concepts: A corpus of metaphors and analogies used in Romanian secondary education Physics and Chemistry textbooks. 5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Education, Teaching and Learning, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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. Virtual conference.
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).
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). Virtual conference.
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. Bucharest, Romania.
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.
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 conference.
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. Virtual conference.
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. Virtual conference.
Udrea, G. & Guiu, G. (2021). Online education and digital platforms in pandemic Romania: from entertainment tools to learning tools. Ahi Evran, International Conference on Scientific Research. Virtual conference.
Udrea, G. & Guiu, G., & Chirițoiu, A.-A. (2021). Romanian students’ engagement with digital platforms during the pandemic: uses, gratifications and risks. Latin American International Conference On Social Sciences And Humanities. Virtual conference.
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 conference.
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.
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, 9thedition, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Virtual conference.