Adela Fofiu is a sociologist with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of academic research, technology, and social intervention. She earned her PhD in sociology with a dissertation on the content and discourse analysis of the far-right apocalyptic imaginary. Specializing in social psychology and social research methodology, she has led research and development in computational sociolinguistics at an IT startup and has worked on international humanitarian, civic, and social innovation projects. Her current research interests include discourses of the polycrisis, polarization and coded language, and psychoanalytic readings of social life.
Wednesday, 16:00-18:00. Appointments via email
CĂRȚI ŞI MONOGRAFII ȘTIINȚIFICE
1. Fofiu, Adela (2013). Apocalypse on the net. Extreme Threat and the Majority-Minority Relationship on the Romanian Internet. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, London, New York, 181 p. [PhD Thesis – Academic Monograph]
ARTICOLE INDEXATE ÎN BAZE DE DATE INTERNAȚIONALE
1. Fofiu, Adela (2020). A Self-Ethnography of Hope. Journal of Romanian Literary Studies, no. 23.
2. Fofiu, Adela; Igret, Raluca (2018). An institutional vocabulary for sustainability. The computational approach. Studia Ephemerides, no. 1.
3. Fofiu, Adela; Abrudan, Elena (2017). Media Coverage of the EU Regional Policy Funds: Insights into Communicating Sustainability. Transylvanian Review, 2017 Supplement 1, Vol. 26.
4. Fofiu, Adela (2015). Perceptions of time in the sustainability movement: the value of slow for sustainable futures. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae – Social Analysis, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 43-62.
5. Fofiu, Adela; Doboș, Claudian (2015). GLAMURS – Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability – Case Study Exchange. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae – Social Analysis, vol. 4, no. 1.
6. Fofiu, Adela (2014). Research notes: Utopian horizons of downshifting in Romania. Some mediated stories. Compaso – Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology, vol. 5, nr. 1.
7. Fofiu, Adela (2012). The Romanian Version of the LIWC2001 Dictionary and its Application for Text Analysis With Yoshikoder. Studia UBB Sociologia, vol. 57, nr. 2.
8. Fofiu, Adela (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.
9. Fofiu, Adela (2012). The End of the Utopic Internet: The Accession of Conflicts to Cyberspace. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, vol. 1, nr. 2.
10. Fofiu, Adela (2011). Apocalyptic recounts on the Romanian internet: the New Right warnings on the end of Romania. Studia UBB Sociologia, vol. 56, nr.1.
11. Fofiu, Adela (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, nr. 1.
12. Fofiu, Adela; Pereira, Andrea; Fasoli, Fabio; Shepherd, Lee (2010). Reports from the EASP summer school 2010. The role of threat and fear on collective action among majority group members. European Bulletin of Social Psychology, vol. 22, nr. 2.
CAPITOLE ÎN VOLUME COLECTIVE
1. Fofiu, Adela (2015). René Girard’s Modern Apocalypse. A Case Study on the Fears of 1914 in the Romanian Print Media from Transylvania. În: Vahidin Preljevic, Clemens Ruthner (eds.), The Long Shots Of Sarajevo, 1914-2014. Tuebingen: Francke.
2. Fofiu, Adela (2020). An Auto-Ethnography of Hope. În: Dorothy Figueira (ed.), Rebuilding the Profession. Comparative Literature, Intercultural Studies and the Humanities in the Age of Globalization. V&R Unipress, pp. 129-142. Essays in Honor of Mihai I. Spariosu.
3. Fofiu, Adela (2014). Analiza de conținut. În: George Jiglau-Labunet, Clara Volintiru (eds), Metodologia Cercetării în Științe Sociale. CA Publishing, Cluj-Napoca.
4. Fofiu, Adela (2014). Interviul și focus grupul. În: George Jiglau-Labunet, Clara Volintiru (eds), Metodologia Cercetării în Științe Sociale. CA Publishing, Cluj-Napoca.
5. Fofiu, Adela (2014). Stories of a White Apocalypse on the Romanian Internet. În: Veronica Watson, Deirdre Howard-Wagner, Lisa Spanierman (eds.), Unveiling Whiteness in the Twenty-First Century. Lexington Books, Lanham, MD.
6. Fofiu, Adela (2011). Noi sub amenințarea lor: o meta-analiză a discursului urii în spațiul virtual. În: Petru Iluț (ed.), Studii de sociopsihologie. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj.
7. Fofiu, Adela (2010). The Citizen Charter. From Measures of Trust to Reinforcement of Trust. În: Toma Burean (ed.), Youth Civic Engagement versus Apathy. Accent, Cluj.
8. Fofiu, Adela (2009). Extinderea familiei monoparentale în prezent: între disfuncție și normalitate. În: Petru Iluț (ed.), Familia monoparentală în România și fenomene conexe. Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj.
“My Health, My Rights”, MHMR Multi-country adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights programme in West Africa (Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Togo). Data Analyst in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning Department, with Altamont Group for Plan International, 2024-2026
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls (GEEWG) Measurement Toolkit Pilot in Nigeria. Technical consultant for local data collection, with Altamont Group for Plan International, 2026
Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support for Teachers in Africa. Data analyst for end-term project evaluation, with Altamont Group for UNESCO IICBA (International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa), Japan, and the African Union, 2025-2026
POSDRU 6/1.5/S/4 – „Studiile doctorale factor major de dezvoltare a cercetărilor socio-economice şi umaniste”, Doctorand, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai. octombrie 2008 – ianuarie 2012. Finanțare FSE/POSDRU.
POS DRU/70/6.2/S/41911 — „Equality in employment and at the workplace — information and awareness campaign to change social attitudes and stereotypes in employment and at the workplace.” Instructor, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai. Aprilie–octombrie 2010. Finanțare FSE/POSDRU.
POS DRU/84/6.1/S/57308 — „Creation and promotion of social economy instruments in order to facilitate the inclusion on the labor market of disadvantaged groups.” Researcher și Instructor, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai. 2010 și 2012. Finanțare FSE/POSDRU.
CENDARI — Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure (FP7). Transnational Fellow, Trinity College Dublin. Septembrie–noiembrie 2013. Finanțare Comisia Europeană FP7.
PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0771 — „Clash of Civilizations or Peaceful Co-evolution? Intercultural Contact in the Age of Globalization.” Researcher, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai. Septembrie 2013 – septembrie 2016. Finanțare CNCS-UEFISCDI. PI: Prof. Mihai Spariosu.
POCU/993/6/13/153310 — „Dezvoltarea competențelor de cercetare avansată și aplicată în logica STEAM + Health.” Mentor 11, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (beneficiar), în parteneriat cu Academia Națională de Informații „Mihai Viteazul”, Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” din Sibiu, Academia Română, USAMV Cluj-Napoca. CIM nr. 30843/13.12.2022. Expert cu experiență specifică >5 ani. Finanțare FSE/POCU.
G-2502-69920 – „Decarbonisation of the Romanian Transport Sector”, Cercetător sărăcia în transporturi și în mobilitate în zone vulnerabile din România, Asociația 2Celsius, 2022-2025, Finanțare European Climate Foundation (ECF)
