die Klarheit des Windes
und jede Menge Sonne.
Education, n.: That which discloses the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. (Ambrose Bierce)
PhD student in political science, under the academic supervision of Prof. Daniel Barbu (Institute for Political Research, University of Bucharest) and Prof. Jean-Michel De Waele (Institut d?�tudes Europ�ennes, Universit� Libre de Bruxelles); draft title: "Parties and Political Representation in Post-communist Europe and in Latin America. A Comparative Study" (2003)
Master in International Relations, Political Science Department, University of Bucharest; title of the MA thesis: "A Theoretical Assessment of Recent Game Theoretic Models in International Relations" (2003)
BA in Applied Mathematics (English section), Matematics and Computer Science Department, University of Bucharest; title of the BA thesis: "Co-operative Game Theoretic Models in International Relations" (2002)
BA in Political Science, Department of Political and Administrative Sciences (English section), University of Bucharest; title of the BA thesis: "Paradoxes in International Relations" (2001)
Baccalaureate, "Sf. Sava" National College, Bucharest (1997)
1 November 2006 - 31 November 2007: contract agent - translator, Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission, Luxemburg
February 2004 - present: assistant lecturer, with the European Studies and International Relations chair, Political Science Department, University of Bucharest
February 2002 - February 2004: tutor, with the Political Science and Comparative Politics chair, Political Science Department, University of Bucharest
Seminars
History of Political Thought, freshman year, English section
Political Science: Domain and Methods, junior year, English and Romanian sections
Comparative Politics, junior year, English and Romanian sections
Political Philosophy, junior year, English and Romanian sections
Latin American Politics, optional course, English section
Research Topics
Applications of mathematical models and paradigms in international relations; theories of European integration; Latin American politics; political representation of women in Central and Eastern Europe
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Instead, this just a memo of my academic publications:
Articles
"O Sister Where Art Thou? Women?s Under-representation in Romanian Politics", in Studia Politica Romanian Political Science Review, vol. V, no. 1, January 2005, pp. 49-88 (with Georgeta Ghebrea).
"Sur les avanc�es timides et les promesses risqu�es de la r�vision constitutionnelle roumaine" (with Sergiu Miscoiu), in Politeia, no. 5 "Droit constitutionnel et droit p�nal", June 2004.
"To Play or Not to Play? The Use of Game Theory in International Relations", Studia Politica, vol. III, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 1073-1116.
"Exploring 9.11. Terrorism in Paradigms of International Relations", in Studia Politica, vol. II, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 875-890.
"An Epistemological Debate? The Copenhagen School of Security Studies and Some Realist Responses to Waltz?s Neorealism", in Analele Universitatii din Bucuresti, Political Science Series, vol. III, 2001, pp. 109-124.
Studies
Implementing the EU Equality Acquis in Romania, Nemira, Bucharest, 2005 (with Georgeta Ghebrea and Ioana Cretoiu).
Enlargement, Gender and Governance: Analysing Female Visibility in Romania (with Georgeta Ghebrea and Ioana Cretoiu), Meridiane, Bucharest, 2004.
Both studies draw on a three-year project (12/03-11/05), entitled "Enlargement, Gender and Governance: the Civic and Political Participation and Representation of Women in EU Candidate Countries" (EGG); this is a 10-country study financed by the EU 5th Framework Programme (HPSE-CT-2002-00115).
Coordinated collection of essays
Noi cuvinte �ntru Europa. Des nouveaux mots pour l?Europe, Ithaka Foundation, Bucharest, 2004.
Communications
"Legacies, Challenges and Opportunities of the Study of International Conflicts in Europe. Their Relevance for International Relations Theory", communication at the Legacies and Challenges in Europe CEP International Conference, March 9-11, 2001, Bucharest.
"Post-Communist Reform: For a Diversified Education of the Human Character", communication at the Ten Years After: Moving Forward - Looking Back? CEP International Conference, April 13-17, 1999, Budapest.
"Individual Work for Reform", communication at the Is There Life Outside the State? CEP National Conference, March 4-7, 1999, Baia Mare.
Translations
THAROOR, Shashi, Inventarea Indiei, Paideia, 2004. Translation of Nehru. The Invention of India, Arcade Publishing, New York, 2003, with Alina Gabriela Vasile.
Chapters I, II, IV, IX, XI et XIII (109 pages) of L?Italia in Europa. Profili istituzionali e costituzionali, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2000, by Marta Cartabia and J. H. H. Weiler, i.e., Prof. Weiler's contribution, forthcoming.