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Doctor
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Sociology, Social Psychology, Multiculturalism, Cybercultures,
Social Communication, Ethnic Relations, Apocalypticism,
Cyberconflicts, Social Research, Content Analysis
Adela Fofiu
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
fofiu [a] fspac.ro
Romanian
13 March 1984
Female
Work experience
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Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
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Type of business or sector
January 2013 - present
Researcher
Scientific research project: “Clash of civilisations of peaceful
co-evolution? Intercultural Contact in the Age of Globalization”
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Institute for Global Studies
Research
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Occupation or position held
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October 2012 - present
Assistant Professor
Media research methods, Introduction to social sciences
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, The Journalism Department
Education
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Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
August-December 2010, September-October 2012
Researcher; Instructor
Scientific literature review; Field research
supervision; E-learning management
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania,
“Creation and promotion of social economy instruments in order
to facilitate the inclusion on the labor market of disadvantaged
groups”, contract POS DRU/84/6.1/S/57308
Social economy; European development programs
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February 2009-July 2012
Teaching assistant
Social research design, Social communication, Introduction to
sociology, The sociology and anthropology of the family
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, The Sociology Department
Education
February-April 2012
Principal Researcher
Revision, translation and production of content analysis tools
Schloer Consulting Group,
http://www.schloerconsulting.com/
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February-July 2011
Visiting postgraduate researcher
Scientific literature review; production of scientific texts; field
research
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures at the
University of Manchester, United Kingdom,
http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/ricc/
University
April-December 2010
Senior administrative assistant
Public relations and event management for the international
conference “Remaking the Social – New
Risks and Solidarities”, http://cluj2010.wordpress.com/
The Society of Sociologists from Romania,
http://www.societateasociologilor.ro
Academia
April-October 2010
Instructor
Prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination training program
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania,
http://www.observatorul-social.ro
“Equality in employment and at the workplace - information and
awareness campaign to change social attitudes and stereotypes
in employment and at the workplace”, contract POS
DRU/70/6.2/S/41911
Education; European development programs
March-October 2009
Researcher
Research in public institutions from Cluj-Napoca
The Association Assistance and Programs for Sustainable
Development – Agenda 21, http://www.agenda21.org.ro/
NGO
August 2006-October 2008
Instructor
Leadership Training Program, Communication Training
Program
ANSIT Romania (National Agency for Youth Initiative
Support), http://www.ansitromania.ro
Education, Governmental Programs for Youth Support,
Governmental Funds for NGO's
February 2007-September 2007
Instructor
Customer Care Training Program, Sales Training Program
Ambient, http://www.ambient.ro
Building materials
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Main activities and responsibilities
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Type of business or sector
April 2004-March 2006
Researcher
Electoral Behavior Studies, Cultural Background Studies
Metro Media Transilvania, http://www.mmt.ro
Market Research
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January 2004-June 2004
Instructor
Human Rights Training Program, Civic Involvement Education
Centre for Legal Resources, http://www.crj.ro
Legal Services
Education and training
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skills covered
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providing education and training
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international classification
1 October 2008-13 January 2012
PhD
Sociology
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skills covered
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providing education and training
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international classification
23 August-6 September 2010
The Emotional Side of Intergroup Relations
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skills covered
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providing education and training
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international classification
October 2007-July 2008
Master's Degree in Social Communication and PR
Mass-media Research; Advanced Statistics; Small Group
Dynamics; Mass Communication
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj
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skills covered
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providing education and training
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October 2003-July 2007
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology
Social Research Methods; Social Psychology; General
Statistics; Demographics
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj
Faculty of Sociology and Social Work
ISCED 6
“Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj
ISCED 8
The European Association of Social Psychology, http://easp.eu/
Biennial Summer School “Social Psychology Across Borders”
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ISCED 7
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skills covered
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providing education and training
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international classification
November 2005-August 2006
Instructor
Adult Education, Group Dynamics, Problem Solving,
Social Communication, Conflict Resolution
ANSIT Romania (National Agency for Youth Initiative
Support), http://www.ansitromania.ro
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skills covered
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providing education and training
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international classification
January-March 2003
Instructor
Adult Education, Problem Solving,
Human Rights, Conflict Resolution
Centre for Legal Resources, http://www.crj.ro
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skills covered
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September 1999-July 2003
Highschool Diploma
Social Sciences
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“Gheorghe Lazar” National Pedagogical College, Cluj,
http://www.colpedcluj.ro
providing education and training
Level in national or
international classification
ISCED 5
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue
Romanian
Other languages
Self-assessment
Understanding
European level (*)
English
French
German
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(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Organizational affiliations and membership
Member of the Society of Sociologists from Romania (SSR)
http://www.societateasociologilor.ro/
Member of the International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association (ISORECEA)
http://www.isorecea.net
National and international conferences – selected list
Author
Contribution
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Fabio Fasoli, Lee Shepherd, Andrea Pereira, Adela Fofiu
Poster
The effect of threat, fear and prejudice on solidarity-based collective
action
The 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of
Political Psychology (ISPP) - “Identity Politics and Politicized Identities.
Political Psychology in Times of Contention”
6-9 July 2012
United States of America
Chicago
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Adela Fofiu
Oral presentation
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Country
City
31 May – 3 June 2012
Romania
Bucharest
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Adela Fofiu
Paper & oral presentation
“Losing my religion in an Islamic Europe.” The violent imaginary of the
Romanian New Right and the uncertainty of globalized religions
10th International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe
Association conference: Religion and power relations in Central and
Eastern Europe
19-21 April 2012
Romania
Iasi
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Social research on digital archives
The 2nd International Conference of the Society of Sociologists from
Romania - Beyond Globalization?
Adela Fofiu
Paper & oral presentation
The Extreme National Idea on the Internet in the 21st Century
Romania: an Apocalyptic View Over Democratic Ideas
Cha(lle)nging Democracy at the Beginning of 21st Century
27-29 October 2011
Romania
Cluj-Napoca
Adela Fofiu
Paper & oral presentation
The voice of white supremacy on-line:
How the story of the white apocalypse is told and heard on the Internet
1st Global Conference Images of Whiteness: Exploring Critical Issues
12-14 July 2011
United Kingdom
Oxford
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Adela Fofiu
Oral presentation
“Europe in 2029”: Group Reactions to the Angst of a White Apocalypse
Westminster English Colloquium #16: Apocalypse and Its Discontents
11-12 December 2010
United Kingdom
London
Author
Contribution
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Conference title
Adela Fofiu
Paper
Unity in Diversity and the Counter-Value of the Romanian Cyberhate
Remaking the Social: New Risks and Solidarities, The First International
Conference of the Society of Sociologists from Romania
2-4 December 2010
Romania
Cluj-Napoca
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Adela Fofiu, Andrea Pereira, Fabio Fasoli, Lee Shepherd
Oral presentation
The role of threat and fear on collective action among majority group
members
European Association of Social Psychology Biennial Summer School
“Social Psychology Accross Borders”
23 August-6 September 2010
Greece
Aegina
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Country
City
Adela Fofiu
Oral presentation
Online hate recruiting tools, from bad to very efficient
E-Youth: Balancing between opportunities and risks ? A multidisciplinary
conference
27-28 May 2010
Belgium
Antwerp
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Contribution
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City
Lorena Văetişi, Adela Fofiu
Paper
Assessing Gender Differences in School Success
Social Ecology of School Success: Implications for Policy and Practice
13-15 May 2010
Romania
Cluj-Napoca
Author
Contribution
Paper title
Adela Fofiu
Paper & oral presentation
Social Representations of the Difference in Online Hate Groups and Hate
Sites
5th Global Conference Cybercultures: Exploring Critical Issues
12-14 March 2010
Austria
Salzburg
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Publications
→ Adela Fofiu, 2012, Extremist Manipulations of Apocalyptic Fears: A Case Study of de-Christianisation and
Islamisation Discourses on the Romanian New Right Blog, Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe,
vol 5, nr. 1
→ Adela Fofiu, 2012, The Romanian Version of the LIWC2001 Dictionary and its Application for Text Analysis
With Yoshikoder, Studia UBB Sociologia, vol. 57, nr. 2
→ Adela Fofiu, 2012, Review article - The End of the Utopic Internet: The Accession of Conflicts to
Cyberspace, Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, vol. 1, issue 2
→ Adela Fofiu, 2011, Apocalyptic recounts on the Romanian internet: the New Right warnings on the end of
Romania, Studia Sociologia, vol. 56, nr. 1
→ Adela Fofiu, 2011, Europe might exist no more. The story of Europe’s apocalypse as told on-line by the
Romanian New Right, Europolis - Journal of Political Analysis and Theory, vol. 5, issue 1
→ Adela Fofiu, 2011, Noi sub ameninţarea lor: o meta-analiză a discursului urii în spaţiul virtual, in Petru Iluţ,
ed., 2011, Studii de sociopsihologie, Cluj: Presa Universitară Clujeană / Us threatened by them: a meta-analysis
of hate speech in cyberspace, in Petru Ilut, ed., 2011, Studies in Social Psychology, Cluj University Press.
→ Adela Fofiu, Andrea Pereira, Fabio Fasoli, Lee Shepherd, 2010, Reports from the EASP summer school
2010, August 23-September 6, 2010, Aegina, Greece - The role of threat and fear on collective action among
majority group members, European Bulletin of Social Psychology, vol. 22, issue 2
→ Adela Fofiu, 2010, The Citizen Charter. From Measures of Trust to Reinforcement of Trust, in Toma Burean,
ed., 2010, Youth Civic Engagement versus Apathy. Education, Values and Internet as Mediating Factors, Cluj:
Ed. Accent
→ Dan Chiribucă, Călin Moldovan-Teselios, Coca Vieru, Bianca Fizeşan, Cristian Pop, Dan Jecan, Mihai
Brusturean, Camil Postelnicu, Mircea Comşa, Ionela Răcătău, Adela Fofiu, Crina Matei, Mihaela Moga,
2010, Raport de cercetare cantitativă şi calitativă în cadrul proiectului “Crearea şi promovarea de instrumente de
economie socială în scopul incluziunii pe piaţa forţei de muncă a grupurilor defavorizate”,
POSDRU/84/6.1/S/57308 / Quantitative and Qualitative research report, “Creation and promotion of social
economy instruments in order to facilitate the inclusion on the labor market of disadvantaged groups”, contract
POS DRU/84/6.1/S/57308
→ Adela Fofiu, Maria Szekely, 2009, Extinderea familiei monoparentale în prezent: între disfuncţie şi
normalitate, in Petru Iluţ, ed., 2009, Familia monoparentală în România şi fenomene conexe, Cluj: Presa
Universitară Clujeană / The expansion of lone-parent families today: between dysfunction and normality, in
Petru Ilut, ed., 2009, The lone-parent family in Romania and adjacent phenomena, Cluj University Press
→ Camelia Badea, Nina Cugler, Adela Fofiu, 2009, Carta Cetăţenilor: Calitatea serviciilor publice în viziunea
cetăţenilor, raport de cercetare în cadrul proiectului „Carta cetăţenilor” – PHARE 2006 Consolidarea rolului
societăţii civile în procesul de integrare a României