Publications – Center for Democratic Innovation and Digitalization

CIDD members publish in national and international journals, present their work at international conferences and contribute to the editorial work of specialised journals. The indicators and list below come from the center’s self-evaluation report for 2021–2025.

articles in Web of Science journals

citations in Web of Science journals

articles in other specialized journals

103

papers at international conferences

Department journal

Journal of Identity and Migration Studies (JIMS)

JIMS is the journal of the Department of Political Science and Communication Sciences at the University of Oradea: an open-access online journal published twice a year since 2007. It publishes research on migration and identity and in related fields of the social sciences. Every article is reviewed anonymously by two referees, and all content is published under a CC BY licence.

Indexed in ProQuest, EBSCO, Index Copernicus and ZDB
Several CIDD members serve on the editorial team.
Submission deadlines: 1 February (spring issue) and 1 September (autumn issue)

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Articles in Web of Science–indexed journals (2021–2025)

2025

Gabriela Goudenhooft (2025). The Role of Political Trust in Democratic Legitimacy and Institutional Resilience: A European Perspective. Europolity. Continuity and Change in European Governance, 19(2), 129–157.

2024

Zoltan Zakota, Ioana Albu (2024). The Evolution of Civil Society in the Post-Communist Republic of Moldova. Civil Szemle, XXII(1), 5–21.

2023

Cristina Matiuța (2023). Political Parties Rooted in Civil Society: The Case of the Save Romania Union (USR). Civil Szemle, XX, Special Issue V, 127–143.
Radu Carp, Vasile Strat, Cristina Matiuța, Marian Oancea (2023). The Role of Socio-economic Factors in Explaining the Rise of Populism. Case Study: Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR). Civil Szemle, XX, Special Issue V, 169–191.
Corina Florina Tătar, Marius Ioan Tătar, János Pénzes, George W. White (2023). How Gender, Culture, and Economy Influence Field of Study Preferences in Higher Education: Exploring Gender Gaps in STEM, AHSS, and Medicine among International Students. Sustainability, 15(22).
Simona Camelia Fer (2023). Sustainable Strategies in Building Professional Practical Competences of Journalism Students – A Review. Journal of Psychological and Educational Research, 31(2), 130–137.
M. Marian, S. Fer (2023). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mood: A Longitudinal Analysis of Attributional Style and Satisfaction with Life in Stressful Situations. Journal of Psychological and Educational Research, 31(2), 35–58.
Cristina Matiuța (2023). Social media – a catalyst for civil society movements and a tool for populism. Evidence from Romania. Civil Szemle, XX(2), 187–203.

2022

Gabriela Goudenhooft (2022). Seeing our Age through Sören Kierkegaard’s Ethic Lens: Corporate Social Responsibility versus Political Legitimacy. Civil Szemle, XIX(4), 5–23.
L. Petrila, G. Goudenhooft, BF Gyarmati, FA Popescu, C. Simut, A.C. Brihan (2022). Effective Teaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic? Distance Learning and Sustainable Communication in Romania. Sustainability, 14(12), 1–26.
Sorin G. Borza (2022). The European Way of Thinking and the Crisis of Democratic Practices within Procedural Societies. Civil Szemle, XIX, Special Issue III, 5–18.
Sorin G. Borza, Victor Papp (2022). When the Demos Take to the Streets. Protest Participation in Romania, between Myth and Reality (1990–2021). Civil Szemle, XIX, Special Issue III, 165–193.
Ioana Albu, Zoltan Zakota (2022). The Evolution of Civil Society in Post-December Romania. Civil Szemle, XIX, Special Issue III, 205–217.
Ioana Albu (2022). Foreign Language Education in Romania and Education for the Civil Society in the Context of Languages for Democracy. Civil Szemle, XIX, Special Issue III, 219–228.

2021

Cristina Matiuța (2021). Political Parties and the State in Romania: Between Dependence on State Resources and Its Capture. Romanian Journal of Political Science, 21(1), 48–71.
Jan A. Wendt, Vasile Grama, Gabriela Ilieş, Andrey S. Mikhaylov, Sorin G. Borza, Grigore Vasile Herman, Agnieszka Bógdał-Brzezińska (2021). Transport Infrastructure and Political Factors as Determinants of Tourism Development in the Cross-Border Region of Bihor and Maramureş. A Comparative Analysis. Sustainability, 13(10), 5385.

Editorial and peer-review activity

Journal of Identity and Migration Studies (BDI, ERIH+): Cristina Matiuța – Editor-in-Chief; Carmen Ungur-Brehoi – Deputy Editor-in-Chief; Ioana Albu, Dan Apăteanu, Alina Brihan, Gabriela Goudenhooft, Marius-Ioan Tătar – editorial board members; Sorin Borza, Simona Fer, Dan Apăteanu – reviewers.
Eurolimes (BDI): Alina-Carmen Brihan, Simona Fer, Gabriela Goudenhooft, Cristina Matiuța, Marius-Ioan Tătar – editorial board members.
Civil Szemle (Web of Science): Cristina Matiuța – editor of Special Issue V/2023.
Studies in European Affairs (BDI): Cristina Matiuța – editor; Studii Europene (BDI): Cristina Matiuța – editorial board member.
International Business and Global Economy (BDI): Gabriela Goudenhooft – editorial board member.
Mediterranean Chronicle (BDI): Sorin Borza – editorial board member.
International Journal of Human Sciences – Filologia (BDI): Ioana Albu – editorial board member.
Reviewing for Web of Science journals: Marius-Ioan Tătar (Political Studies Review, East European Politics and Societies, International Journal of Sociology, International Political Science Review).
Other reviewing: Carmen Ungur-Brehoi (International Journal of Legal and Social Order); Ioana Albu (Journal of Media and Communication Research).

Full publication lists

Individual publication lists and CVs of all members are available on the Team page.

Source: CIDD self-evaluation report 2021–2025. The list is updated periodically.