1. Publications
1.1. Books
Matichescu, M., Dragan, A., Tuță, A., Lucheș, D., 2022, Barometrul de opinie publică asupra calității vieții în municipiul Timișoara (2020), Editura Universității de Vest din Timișoara, 107 p., in press.
1.2. ISI articles – Q 1
Dragan, A., Bulzan, R., 2022, The generalization of smart city projects. Territorial disparities in Romanian cities, Eurasian Geography and Economics, 14 p., submitted.
2. Scientific presentations
We made six oral presentations at international conferences held abroad, as first author, as follows:
2.1. 33rd CIRIEC International Congress New global dynamics in the post-covid era: challenges for the public, social and cooperative Economy (Valencia, Spain, 13-15 June 2022, in presence), with the presentation Co-construction and disruptions of large projects in the post-Covid era. The case of the “Timișoara 2023 – European Capital of Culture” and the associative dynamics;
2.2.EURA 2022: Defrag-Europe: fragility/antifragility at play in contemporary Europe (16-18 June 2022 Milan, Italy, in presence), with the presentation The role of universities and NGOs in the local coproduction of large cultural projects: the case of Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture;
2.3.8th EMES International Training School, The key role of social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in post-pandemic (20-23 June 2022, Sevilla, Spain, in presence), with the presentation The spatial dimension of civil society organisations;
2.4. Colloque Territoires et Trajectoires de Développement: les dynamiques relationnelles comme clé d’analyse renouvelée(Angers, France, 16-17 June 2021, online), with the presentation Construire une capitale européenne de la culture. Positionnement et actions du secteur associatif dans le projet « Timișoara 2023 » (Building an European capital of culture. Positioning and actions of the sector in the “Timișoara 2023” project);
2.5. 8th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise: Bringing principles and values to renew action (Zaragoza/Teruel, Spain, 4-8 October 2021, online), with the presentation Roles and places of cultural NGOs in the fabric of a European Capital of Culture. A study case on Timisoara 2023;
2.6. Quand les solidarités font territoires. Interroger les géographies du lien social à l’aune de la crise globale (Orléans, France, 3-4 December 2021, physical presence) with the presentation Le long chemin de la cohésion : les dynamiques associatives (et solidaires ?) dans le projet « Timișoara 2023 Capitale européenne de la culture » (The long road to cohesion: associative (and solidarity?) dynamics in the project “Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture”).