Disbanding USAID – Stefan Cibian: “Cataclysm for the international development aid system”

22.02.2024 The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Trump administration is drawing international criticism. “It is one of the most serious and costly foreign policy blunders in American history,” according to the agency’s former director Samantha Power, AFP reports, cited by Agerpres. Our colleague Ștefan...

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The Impact of COVID-19 on asylum and migration in Europe

05.02.2021 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. Author: Olivia Sundberg Diez...

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FRI Analysis: The COVID-19 urgent sanitary measures in a historical perspective: early measures are often not optimal

14.08.2020 Parallel with the spread of SARS-CoV-2, national governments are trying to limit the pandemic’s consequences. Measures are taken under pressure. Probable devastating scenarios such as raising death tolls, health care system collapse, and a financial crisis cast a shadow over political decision-making. As an immediate reaction to COVID-19 threats,...

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CEE – A Region In-Between, Annual Conference of the Central Europe Political Science Association, Pecs

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...

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ARC Summit for Good

The Association for Community Relations (ARC) organized on June 5, 2019 the Summit for Good, an event that brought together participants from civil society, business, academia, and public institutions in order to discuss the relevance of public policies for the way Romanian communities work. The summit was organized by Dr....

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Înființare EduPOL

Institutul de Cercetare Făgăraș a participat la evenimentul de înființare al Rețelei EduPOL – Politici Publice pentru Educație. Rețeaua își propune să contribuie la dezvoltarea capacității organizațiilor neguvernamentale și partenerilor sociali cu misiune în domeniul educaþiei (inclusiv asociațiile de părinți și sindicatele din învățământ) de a formula și promova propuneri...

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