Alina Dragolea
@alinadr.bsky.social
Associate Professor, political science. Bucharest, Romania
With Gabriela's blog post about illiberal threats against education, it's a wrap for the #genderingilliberalism series hosted by @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Thanks to the great editors who brought this series to light!
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.43
🏫 Romanian democratic institutions are facing growing pressure.
➡️ Gabriela-Elena Plăpămaru reveals how the traditional right tried to undermine #Romania’s education sector & how progressives responded with institutional resilience.
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🏫 Romanian democratic institutions are facing growing pressure.
➡️ Gabriela-Elena Plăpămaru reveals how the traditional right tried to undermine #Romania’s education sector & how progressives responded with institutional resilience.
👉 buff.ly/1n3eNkd
August 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
With Gabriela's blog post about illiberal threats against education, it's a wrap for the #genderingilliberalism series hosted by @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Thanks to the great editors who brought this series to light!
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
That's it for 2025's #GenderingIlliberalism series under our 🌊 #IlliberalWave banner
💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of @weareceu.bsky.social @alinadr.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the young scholars who contributed!
Explore all entries at theloop.ecpr.eu/tag/genderin...
💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of @weareceu.bsky.social @alinadr.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the young scholars who contributed!
Explore all entries at theloop.ecpr.eu/tag/genderin...
August 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
That's it for 2025's #GenderingIlliberalism series under our 🌊 #IlliberalWave banner
💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of @weareceu.bsky.social @alinadr.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the young scholars who contributed!
Explore all entries at theloop.ecpr.eu/tag/genderin...
💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of @weareceu.bsky.social @alinadr.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the young scholars who contributed!
Explore all entries at theloop.ecpr.eu/tag/genderin...
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
It is always a pleasure to publish amazing new entries!
Thanks to the students, prof Andrea Peto, @alinadr.bsky.social, @civica.bsky.social and the amazing team at The Loop
And if you want to contribute to the series on illiberalism for the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social get in contact...
Thanks to the students, prof Andrea Peto, @alinadr.bsky.social, @civica.bsky.social and the amazing team at The Loop
And if you want to contribute to the series on illiberalism for the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social get in contact...
August 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It is always a pleasure to publish amazing new entries!
Thanks to the students, prof Andrea Peto, @alinadr.bsky.social, @civica.bsky.social and the amazing team at The Loop
And if you want to contribute to the series on illiberalism for the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social get in contact...
Thanks to the students, prof Andrea Peto, @alinadr.bsky.social, @civica.bsky.social and the amazing team at The Loop
And if you want to contribute to the series on illiberalism for the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social get in contact...
Paula's blogpost on masculinity and illiberalism is a must-read. So proud of our #GenderingIlliberalism students!
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.42
💪 In many countries, the patriotic man is the face of illiberal masculinity.
🗣️ Paula Iacobescu explores the illiberal male ideal in contemporary #RomanianPolitics, through its figurehead, #GeorgeSimion. #GenderingIlliberalism
👉 buff.ly/0hHgjNx
💪 In many countries, the patriotic man is the face of illiberal masculinity.
🗣️ Paula Iacobescu explores the illiberal male ideal in contemporary #RomanianPolitics, through its figurehead, #GeorgeSimion. #GenderingIlliberalism
👉 buff.ly/0hHgjNx
🌊 How a far-right party is shaping the 'new' old Romanian man
In countries the world over, the patriotic man is the face of illiberal masculinity. Paula Iacobescu explores the illiberal male ideal in contemporary Romanian politics, through its figurehead,…
buff.ly
August 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Paula's blogpost on masculinity and illiberalism is a must-read. So proud of our #GenderingIlliberalism students!
Check out Avery Gozu's contribution for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, a timely piece steaming from the Gendering Illiberalism course. Here Avery tackles masculinity, hetero-nationalism, and the controversial Romanian elections: theloop.ecpr.eu/how-romanias... @petoandrea.bsky.social
🌊 How Romania’s illiberals weaponise homophobia to fuel hetero-nationalism
Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level i...
theloop.ecpr.eu
July 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Check out Avery Gozu's contribution for @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, a timely piece steaming from the Gendering Illiberalism course. Here Avery tackles masculinity, hetero-nationalism, and the controversial Romanian elections: theloop.ecpr.eu/how-romanias... @petoandrea.bsky.social
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.41
📈 #AntiLGBTQ+ sentiment has recently surged in #Romania.
🗣️ Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than just insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and #HegemonicMasculinity.
👉 buff.ly/7FB9BFd
📈 #AntiLGBTQ+ sentiment has recently surged in #Romania.
🗣️ Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than just insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and #HegemonicMasculinity.
👉 buff.ly/7FB9BFd
🌊 How Romania’s illiberals weaponise homophobia to fuel hetero-nationalism
Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment has surged in Romania, especially since the 2024 presidential elections. Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than surface-level…
buff.ly
July 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🌊 #IlliberalWave No.41
📈 #AntiLGBTQ+ sentiment has recently surged in #Romania.
🗣️ Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than just insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and #HegemonicMasculinity.
👉 buff.ly/7FB9BFd
📈 #AntiLGBTQ+ sentiment has recently surged in #Romania.
🗣️ Avery Gozu argues that illiberal candidates' weaponisation of homophobia runs deeper than just insults – it is embedded in a socio-cultural web of hetero-nationalism and #HegemonicMasculinity.
👉 buff.ly/7FB9BFd
What does it mean when an academic institution nominates a political figure for a Nobel Peace Prize?
Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative - SNSPA has nominated Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Beyond the immediate reactions, this raises critical questions
Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative - SNSPA has nominated Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Beyond the immediate reactions, this raises critical questions
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What does it mean when an academic institution nominates a political figure for a Nobel Peace Prize?
Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative - SNSPA has nominated Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Beyond the immediate reactions, this raises critical questions
Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative - SNSPA has nominated Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Beyond the immediate reactions, this raises critical questions
@simonhix.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
Thank you for speaking up. The SNSPA community (that I am part of) was not consulted, and this abhorrent decision was presented as coming from all of us. I have written to senate members many times in this regard, to no answer.
Thank you for speaking up. The SNSPA community (that I am part of) was not consulted, and this abhorrent decision was presented as coming from all of us. I have written to senate members many times in this regard, to no answer.
The Romanian School of Government (SNSPA) has just nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize! How does @civica.bsky.social, and its members, feel about this (SNSPA is a member of CIVICA, which includes LSE, @sciencespo.bsky.social, Bocconi, @eui-eu.bsky.social etc)?
snspa.ro/en/snspa-the...
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SNSPA, the Romanian School of Government, Nominates Donald Trump, President of the United States, for the Nobel Peace Prize
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, the Senate of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration – SNSPA, the Romanian School of Government, decided to initiate the procedures for nom...
snspa.ro
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
@simonhix.bsky.social @civica.bsky.social
Thank you for speaking up. The SNSPA community (that I am part of) was not consulted, and this abhorrent decision was presented as coming from all of us. I have written to senate members many times in this regard, to no answer.
Thank you for speaking up. The SNSPA community (that I am part of) was not consulted, and this abhorrent decision was presented as coming from all of us. I have written to senate members many times in this regard, to no answer.
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
🌍 Before our current project, our team contributed to "Rewarding Mobility? Towards a Realistic European Policy Agenda for Academics at Risk." This work laid the groundwork for our focus on protecting scholars at risk & strengthening EU policies.
Rewarding mobility? Towards a realistic European policy agenda for academics at risk - Comparative Migration Studies
This article maps from a critical and comparative perspective how scholars at risk are currently being integrated into the European research infrastructure, as well as in various EU and non-EU Member ...
comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com
October 2, 2024 at 7:39 AM
🌍 Before our current project, our team contributed to "Rewarding Mobility? Towards a Realistic European Policy Agenda for Academics at Risk." This work laid the groundwork for our focus on protecting scholars at risk & strengthening EU policies.
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
New podcast episode: Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries! Alina Dragolea, Associate Professor at SNSPA and a key member of our team dives into the unique challenges faced by at-risk academics in Central&Eastern Europe.
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries | CEU Podcasts
podcasts.ceu.edu
November 1, 2024 at 8:15 AM
New podcast episode: Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries! Alina Dragolea, Associate Professor at SNSPA and a key member of our team dives into the unique challenges faced by at-risk academics in Central&Eastern Europe.
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
🎙️ New podcast episode! Our colleague Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg from the University of Erfurt dives into Political Epistemologies and the micro-politics of knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe.
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
Political Epistemologies: Exploring the Micro-Politics of Knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe | CEU Podcasts
podcasts.ceu.edu
November 15, 2024 at 2:19 PM
🎙️ New podcast episode! Our colleague Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg from the University of Erfurt dives into Political Epistemologies and the micro-politics of knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe.
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
That's a wrap for our GenderingIlliberalism mini-series.
Huge 💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of CEU, @alinadr.bsky.social of SNSPA, to CIVICA at the EUI and, of course, to
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the promising young scholars who contributed, Brava!
Explore all 7️⃣ pieces here: bit.ly/4b1Utkg
Huge 💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of CEU, @alinadr.bsky.social of SNSPA, to CIVICA at the EUI and, of course, to
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the promising young scholars who contributed, Brava!
Explore all 7️⃣ pieces here: bit.ly/4b1Utkg
May 3, 2024 at 4:09 PM
That's a wrap for our GenderingIlliberalism mini-series.
Huge 💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of CEU, @alinadr.bsky.social of SNSPA, to CIVICA at the EUI and, of course, to
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the promising young scholars who contributed, Brava!
Explore all 7️⃣ pieces here: bit.ly/4b1Utkg
Huge 💐 thanks to Andrea Peto of CEU, @alinadr.bsky.social of SNSPA, to CIVICA at the EUI and, of course, to
@populismblog.bsky.social
👏 🥂 To the promising young scholars who contributed, Brava!
Explore all 7️⃣ pieces here: bit.ly/4b1Utkg
Second blog post from our Gendering Illiberalism class is out! @petoandrea.bsky.social
🌊 IlliberalWave No.32
The Sweden Democrats have expanded their focus from immigration and crime to issues of sex and gender.
📖 Examining the party's discourse against DragQueenStoryHour, Clémentine Punti argues this new focus reveals the party’s genderphobic nature.
PoliSky GenderSky
bit.ly/3TtatF3
The Sweden Democrats have expanded their focus from immigration and crime to issues of sex and gender.
📖 Examining the party's discourse against DragQueenStoryHour, Clémentine Punti argues this new focus reveals the party’s genderphobic nature.
PoliSky GenderSky
bit.ly/3TtatF3
🌊 Sweden Democrats reveal their genderphobia
The Sweden Democrats have expanded their focus from immigration and crime to issues of sex and gender. Examining their discourse against drag queen readings for children, Clémentine Punti argues that ...
bit.ly
March 25, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Second blog post from our Gendering Illiberalism class is out! @petoandrea.bsky.social
Reposted by Alina Dragolea
@ecprtheloop.bsky.social thanks for running a series of our students’ work in our #civica course Gendering illiberalism. @alinadr.bsky.social great work together! Follow this thread: 6 more fantastic contributions are expected! I am very proud of our students!
March 23, 2024 at 7:51 AM
@ecprtheloop.bsky.social thanks for running a series of our students’ work in our #civica course Gendering illiberalism. @alinadr.bsky.social great work together! Follow this thread: 6 more fantastic contributions are expected! I am very proud of our students!
Check out the first blog post coming out of the joint CIVICA course Gendering Illiberalism. I teach this course with @petoandrea.bsky.social simultaneously at SNSPA and CEU. Also check out the wonderful @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Six more to come...
🌊 IlliberalWave No.31
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's authoritarian AKP has governed Turkey for over 20 years.
His regime has rolled back gender rights, yet many women continue to vote for it.
Why?
Bengisu Savran suggests clientelism and welfare benefits may provide the answer.
bit.ly/3Vr7lMC
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's authoritarian AKP has governed Turkey for over 20 years.
His regime has rolled back gender rights, yet many women continue to vote for it.
Why?
Bengisu Savran suggests clientelism and welfare benefits may provide the answer.
bit.ly/3Vr7lMC
🌊 Buying women's votes through welfare in Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's authoritarian AKP has governed Turkey for more than twenty years. The regime has consistently rolled back gender rights. Despite this, many women continue to vote for it. Why? B...
bit.ly
March 20, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Check out the first blog post coming out of the joint CIVICA course Gendering Illiberalism. I teach this course with @petoandrea.bsky.social simultaneously at SNSPA and CEU. Also check out the wonderful @ecprtheloop.bsky.social. Six more to come...
So excited about this project!
November 21, 2023 at 8:52 AM
So excited about this project!