18.03.2021 Our colleague Stefan Cibian, co-authored an article on COVID-19 impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Global crises caused by the pandemic of COVID-19, since early 2020, can compromise the world commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” The article discusses critical aspects of the global pandemic for...
27.01.2021 Edited by Global Diplomacy Lab (GDL) Members Eirliani Abdul Rahman, Elsa Marie D’Silva and Sonja Peteranderl, and including essays by several other GDL members, including Elizabeth Maloba, FRI Associate Fellow and Stefan Cibian, Ph.D, FRI Research Fellow. The compendium puts forward good practices of how governments can effectively manage...
11.12.2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact across most aspects of EU asylum and migration policies. Among others, it has impacted remittances from Europe, seasonal workers, access to asylum and resettlement, and highlighted the disproportionate barriers migrants face in accessing healthcare and basic rights. On the 11th of...
30.11.2020 On November 30, 2020, we co-organized an online session on the violation of the human rights of migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. We had as a guest speaker Dr. Anamarija Kovač from the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb. This event took place in the framework of...
25.11.2020 Mass media plays a worldwide role in coronavirus disease tracking through constant reporting and live updates dashboards. The impact of the media is also strong on migration issues, which remains a hot topic globally, and continues to be up on the front pages of news outlets. The session about...
14.08.2020 On Friday, August 14, 2020, we held an online session about the research carried out by the young researchers from the Făgăraș Research Club. Ștefania Pică presented her research results on the topic “The Future between Passion and Pressure: What influences the young people from Făgăraș in choosing the...
28.07.2020 On July 28, 2020 we had the pleasure to host an online session with Prof. Gabriel Bădescu and Ms. Carmen Greab. During the session, Prof. Badescu and Carmen Greab presented the results of the study they conducted about young people in Romania 2018-2019. The study analyzes the behavior of...
Powerful life stories and transformative ideas made the Pathways to Power Symposium a highlight in understanding and transforming the dysfunctional global aid and economic systems. Development assistance and community philanthropy are rarely brought together, although they are both practices aimed at improving the well-being of communities around the world. The Symposium succeeded...
The Pathways to Power Symposium: New Ways of Deciding and Doing. Taking #Shift the Power to the next level took place in London on November 18-19, 2019 and was organized by the Global Fund for Community Foundations. The event brought together more than 100 participants from the fields of philanthropy, research, international organizations...
On September 26-27, 2019 the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) held its 24th annual conference, entitled CEE – A Region In-Between. The conference took place in Pecs, Hungary and brought together scholars, researchers, and students from all countries in the region. Dr. Stefan Cibian presented a paper entitled Making...