
The Urban Practitioners Network is a space for common support and sharing innovative practices between motivated urban professionals. The Network is now being established and aims to bring together professionals from various countries.
TEAM
Ana-Maria Chirila, M.A.
Since the beginning of her career, she has been an active participant in the community while supporting the activity of the Institute and the Țara Făgărașului Community Foundation. She holds a BA in Biotechnical Systems Engineering and an MA in Environmental Engineering. Ana-Maria considers that community engagement is an important part of one’s life, therefore, it is important that we create and collaborate, as we are sharing life experiences every day. Ana-Maria is passionate about exploring new places and sports, such as endurance biking, swimming, and hiking.
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Lev Fejes, Ph.D.
Lev holds a doctorate in criminal justice from the School of Criminal Justice within Michigan State University (MSU) and an MA in Nonprofit Organization Management from Babeș-Bolyai University. As the Head of Research at the Association for Community Relations (ARC) he is responsible for coordinating the organization’s research efforts related to philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. He is a founding member of the Initiative for European Democratic Culture (ICDE) think-tank, and a Research Fellow at the Făgaraș Research Institute and Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD).
An enthusiast of research methods, at ARC he utilizes his research experience developed at the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP) within MSU in designing and implementing studies aimed at furthering the understanding of philanthropic behavior in Romania and at informing decisions with regards to the development needs of Romanian NGOs. In his other capacities, Lev pursues various topics related mainly to urban safety and policing.
His area of expertise includes anti-counterfeiting strategies, consumer behavior, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and public policy. His main academic research interests relate to criminology, product counterfeiting, policing and urban safety. He is also interested in more applied research on the topics of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility and is passionate about turning the world into a better place for each and all.
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Mihai Racu, Ph.D.
Departments/units: Policy Analysis and Outreach Department, Center on Global Affairs and Post Development
Topics: Cities, Architecture and Urbanism, Philanthropy and Community Development, Civil Society, European Union
The project aims to build an interdisciplinary network of professionals who care for the quality of public and collective spaces, aimed at providing support and learning opportunities for its members. While we see a value-added for such a network in the Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe, we foresee a global network that provides the necessary space for common support and sharing innovative practices. The project would consist of two parts. The first part consists in forming the interdisciplinary network of professionals working on increasing the quality of the built environment – public and collective spaces, with a special focus on rural areas and small towns, but not only. The second part is a regional launch event in the form of workshops focused on sharing experiences and good-/bad-practices.
International
Team: Silvia Chakarova and Nurhan Redzheb from Place make
Founder: International Alumni Center Berlin