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Linking euroscepticism and populism: causes and consequences

What-if: Advanced Simulations for Testing the Effect of the Information Environment on the Functioning of Democracy

What are Opinions? Integrating Theory and Methods for Automatically Analyzing Opinionated Communication

Bulgarian-Romanian Observatory of Digital Media

THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

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Setting the agenda in the new media landscape

Abstract: Drawing upon one of the most disputed yet relevant theories in mass communication research, the agenda-setting theory and its ramifications – intermedia agenda-setting and network agenda-setting –, this project aims at revealing particularities of today’s media environment in what regards the sources of media information (intermedia agenda-setting), the way objects (topics) and attributes transfer from the media to the public agenda (network agenda-setting), and the predictors of media consumption behavior. By means of mixed methodologies, namely quantitative content analysis, semi-structured in-depth interviews, mind-mapping survey and sociological survey, the current project focuses on (1) investigating the degree of reciprocity between the traditional media agenda and the new/ social media agenda, (2) revealing the main media topics, their order of priority and the attributes associated with them, both in a period when an important event takes place and in a routine period, (3) analyzing if and how the main media topics, their order of priority and the attributes associated with them are transferred from the media to the public agenda, and (4) determining patterns of media consumption in today’s environment and how they are moderated by socio-demographic, individual and contextual variables. The main goal of the project is to investigate the characteristics of both the media and the public, in the attempt to reach comprehensive, reality-based conclusions about today’s media landscape and media effects. The value of the project is defined through the aforementioned goal, which represents a true challenge for researchers, mainly because, due to the constant evolution of technology, media and public-related issues are rather difficult to address; technological development is continually multiplying media outlets, is contributing to audience fragmentation, and even to creating the so-called “filter bubbles” or “echo chambers”.

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Quality in higher education: internationalization and database fof the development of Romanian education

The State of the Nation The development of an innovative instrument for grounding the development of public policies in Romania

Abstract: The project contributes to operationalizing one or several of the key results of the Strategy for Consolidating Public Administration 2014-2020 and the Operational Programme Administrative Capacity – Applicant’s guide 2015: The system of indicators concerning the state of Romanian society, The State of the Nation data aggregator, the public opinion barometers and the public policy project for using research in supporting decisions contribute to reaching specific objective 1.1, result 2 of OPAC, applying the evidence-based policies system in central authorities and public institutions, including ex ante evaluation of the impact. Optimising the Applicant’s institutional capacity and the training programme aimed at political decision-makers and civil servants for using The State of the Nation data aggregator and the research results for supporting decisions and policies – contribute to reaching specific objective 1.1 OPAC result 5 – improved knowledge and abilities of staff from central authorities and public institutions; The project The State of the Nation helps reach General Objective II of the Strategy for Consolidating Public Administration, “Implementing an efficient management in public administration – Consolidating strategic planning and improving the process of evaluating the impact of regulations and public consultations; Improving the process of evaluating the impact of regulations and public consultations, specified in the Strategy for Consolidating Public Administration (Specific objective II.1) will be supported by the project’s activities, as the project will aggregate and synthesize public data, with an important role in supporting decisions, and will also evaluate citizens’ perceptions on various dimensions of a country’s development; The project The State of the Nation contributes to reaching Specific Objective II.6 of the Strategy for Consolidating Public Administration – “Quality, research and innovation in public administration”, with a focus on “best practices, research and innovation”. The project implementation will facilitate the identification of areas where public administration officials could collaborate with the academia and the establishment of strategic partners and networks for information and best practices exchange; The project contributes to reaching specific objective IV.3 – “The establishment of a structure coordinated by the Prime Minister, with tasks in monitoring and appraising performance in public services” through its main objective, developing a multi-dimensional system of indicators which will allow an accurate radiography of Romania’s and regions’ situation, and the evaluation of public perception. The State of the Nation project is complementary to a series of initiatives of the Secretariat-General of the Government (SGG), and is part of a strategic projects portfolio, meant to consolidate the institutional capacity of public administration on decision support and public policies design.

Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics

Euroentrepreneurship: university qualifications for the europeanization of the Romanian society

Developing the Draft Strategic Framework for Increasing Tertiary Education Attainment, Quality, and Efficiency

Public Policies in Higher Education: A Necessary Premise for Romania’s development

Instruments and mechanisms of growth and facilitation of higher education access based on horizontal and vertical partnerships among institutions of education, central and local structures of the educational system and social actors

The media construction of europeanization as a public problem in the context of the European integration of Romanian society

Intercultural communication in the European context. Construction of a Conjunctive paradigm on the new rapport between national cultures and the emergence of European cultural identity