Coordinating institution: SCOALA NATIONALA DE STUDII POLITICE SI ADMINISTRATIVE
Affiliation: SCOALA NATIONALA DE STUDII POLITICE SI ADMINISTRATIVE (RO)
Abstract: O1. Dezvoltarea infrastructurii logistice aferente cercetării științifice în domeniul Științelor Comunicării, până la 16 decembrie 2022, prin crearea unui website profesionist al Centrului de Cercetare în Comunicare (CCC) și a unei baze digitale care să permită diseminarea rezultatelor cercetării și să contribuie la creșterea vizibilității activității de cercetare din SNSPA. O2. Creșterea gradului de conștientizare a min. 30 de cercetători SNSPA, în domeniul Științelor Comunicării și domenii conexe, până la 1 octombrie 2022, cu privire la necesitatea dezvoltării și menținerii unor profiluri publice active pe principalele platforme de prezentare a rezultatelor cercetării. O3. Identificarea a min. 10 tineri cercetători (cu potențial de excelență), în Științele Comunicării și domenii conexe, neafiliați unui laborator de cercetare din SNSPA, până la 1 decembrie 2022, și dezvoltarea aptitudinilor de cercetare ale acestora, prin includerea acestora în laboratoarele de cercetare. O4. Sprijinirea activităților de cercetare și publicare pentru membrii CCC sau Center for EU Communication Studies (CECS), până la 16 decembrie 2022, prin asigurarea bazei materiale aferente acestor activități. O5. Crearea unui raport care să ofere recomandări în vederea dezvoltării unei structuri centrale la nivel de SNSPA, care să se ocupe de toate activitățile de raportare a cercetării la nivel instituțional.
Coordinating institution: SCOALA NATIONALA DE STUDII POLITICE SI ADMINISTRATIVE
Affiliation: SCOALA NATIONALA DE STUDII POLITICE SI ADMINISTRATIVE (RO)
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”.
Coordinating institution: SCOALA NATIONALA DE STUDII POLITICE SI ADMINISTRATIVE
Affiliation: SCOALA NATIONALA DE STUDII POLITICE SI ADMINISTRATIVE (RO)
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.
